The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $80,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,690.
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 | $81,190 | -1.06% | -9.82% |
| 2021 | $82,050 | -20.01% | - |
| 2020 | $98,470 | 4.81% | - |
| 2019 | $93,730 | 18.01% | - |
| 2018 | $76,850 | 18.87% | - |
| 2017 | $62,350 | -43.00% | - |
| 2012 | $89,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,190 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Augusta-Richmond County is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Florence | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |