The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $69,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $116,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $97,150 | 3.56% | 18.30% |
| 2016 | $93,690 | -1.46% | - |
| 2015 | $95,060 | 17.00% | - |
| 2013 | $78,900 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $79,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $97,150, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Dover-Durham (median annual salary of $98,620). Compared with Dover-Durham, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dover-Durham | |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Rochester-Dover | |
| Nashua |