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Materials Engineer Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Tacoma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Materials Engineers in Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,600
25th Percentile Wage
$78,310
50th Percentile Wage
$92,940
75th Percentile Wage
$109,780
90th Percentile Wage
$119,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,600.

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $92,940, Tacoma is the lowest paying city for materials engineers in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $134,030). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Tacoma is about 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that of the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$134,030
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$128,380
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$120,100
Tacoma
$92,940