The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $52,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $171,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,610.
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 | $111,010 | 11.04% | 4.19% |
| 2021 | $98,760 | -14.32% | - |
| 2019 | $112,900 | 10.22% | - |
| 2018 | $101,360 | -2.28% | - |
| 2017 | $103,670 | -0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $104,170 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $105,220 | -3.50% | - |
| 2014 | $108,900 | 2.87% | - |
| 2013 | $105,780 | -0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $106,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $111,010, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Virginia, followed by Richmond (median annual salary $99,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in Richmond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg |