The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $52,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,520.
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 | $81,210 | -24.00% | -7.19% |
| 2021 | $100,700 | -0.88% | - |
| 2020 | $101,590 | -0.31% | - |
| 2019 | $101,900 | 17.58% | - |
| 2018 | $83,990 | 4.75% | - |
| 2017 | $80,000 | 1.86% | - |
| 2016 | $78,510 | 3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $76,080 | -5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $80,190 | -8.55% | - |
| 2012 | $87,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,210 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.