The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers in Lake County-Kenosha 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 | $57,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $79,520 | -11.17% | 7.33% |
| 2016 | $88,400 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $84,330 | 0.24% | - |
| 2014 | $84,130 | 8.14% | - |
| 2013 | $77,280 | 4.65% | - |
| 2012 | $73,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,520 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Lake County-Kenosha County is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Madison | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Appleton | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |