The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $77,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,430.
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 | $128,380 | 1.22% | 30.95% |
| 2021 | $126,810 | 23.97% | - |
| 2020 | $96,410 | 6.65% | - |
| 2019 | $90,000 | 1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $89,100 | 0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $88,770 | -4.06% | - |
| 2013 | $92,370 | 4.03% | - |
| 2012 | $88,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $128,380, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for materials engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $134,030). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of materials engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Tacoma |