The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $68,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,080.
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 | $91,900 | 7.49% | 15.27% |
| 2021 | $85,020 | 9.06% | - |
| 2020 | $77,320 | -14.28% | - |
| 2019 | $88,360 | -5.49% | - |
| 2018 | $93,210 | -4.39% | - |
| 2017 | $97,300 | 10.15% | - |
| 2016 | $87,420 | 0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $86,870 | 3.09% | - |
| 2014 | $84,190 | -9.05% | - |
| 2013 | $91,810 | 15.18% | - |
| 2012 | $77,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,900, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $99,980). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower.
| 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 |