The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $29,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $192,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $192,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $102,410 | 20.60% | 10.02% |
| 2020 | $81,310 | 3.69% | - |
| 2019 | $78,310 | 1.03% | - |
| 2018 | $77,500 | -19.85% | - |
| 2017 | $92,880 | 0.79% | - |
| 2016 | $92,150 | -2.78% | - |
| 2015 | $94,710 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $92,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,410, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Winston-Salem (median annual salary of $104,280). Compared with Winston-Salem, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winston-Salem | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Wilmington | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |