The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $64,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,270.
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 | $105,640 | 4.04% | 24.77% |
| 2021 | $101,370 | 13.80% | - |
| 2020 | $87,380 | 12.45% | - |
| 2019 | $76,500 | -4.43% | - |
| 2017 | $79,890 | 0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $79,560 | 22.08% | - |
| 2015 | $61,990 | -37.86% | - |
| 2014 | $85,460 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $82,230 | 3.36% | - |
| 2012 | $79,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $105,640, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the highest paying city for materials engineers in state of New York, followed by Syracuse (median annual salary $102,080). In comparison, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in Syracuse.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Binghamton | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ithaca | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area |