The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $58,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,710.
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 | $83,440 | 1.65% | 6.09% |
| 2021 | $82,060 | -14.17% | - |
| 2020 | $93,690 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $89,140 | -3.95% | - |
| 2018 | $92,660 | 14.94% | - |
| 2014 | $78,820 | 5.94% | - |
| 2013 | $74,140 | -5.69% | - |
| 2012 | $78,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,440 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.