The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $55,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $91,250 | 14.75% | 16.99% |
| 2018 | $77,790 | -32.51% | - |
| 2017 | $103,080 | 26.51% | - |
| 2016 | $75,750 | -2.31% | - |
| 2015 | $77,500 | 16.68% | - |
| 2013 | $64,570 | -17.31% | - |
| 2012 | $75,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,250 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Raleigh-Cary is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 18.0 percent (18.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |