The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $61,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,450.
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 | $109,790 | 6.74% | 15.19% |
| 2021 | $102,390 | -2.07% | - |
| 2020 | $104,510 | 0.71% | - |
| 2019 | $103,770 | 4.62% | - |
| 2018 | $98,980 | -0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $99,550 | 2.18% | - |
| 2016 | $97,380 | 3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $94,410 | -0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $94,890 | 2.10% | - |
| 2013 | $92,900 | -0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $93,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,790, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia (median annual salary of $111,390). Compared with Philadelphia, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Lancaster | |
| Erie | |
| State College | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |