The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,320 | -12.16% | 9.41% |
| 2021 | $77,750 | 5.68% | - |
| 2020 | $73,330 | 2.06% | - |
| 2019 | $71,820 | 0.86% | - |
| 2018 | $71,200 | -4.48% | - |
| 2017 | $74,390 | 8.35% | - |
| 2016 | $68,180 | 0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $67,750 | -0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $68,000 | 5.28% | - |
| 2013 | $64,410 | 2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $62,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,320 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores |