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Materials Engineer Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Materials Engineers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Materials Engineer Salary in Lake County-Kenosha County with Other Wisconsin Cities

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
$97,110
Madison
$83,200
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$82,890
Oshkosh-Neenah
$80,080
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$79,890
Lake County-Kenosha County
$79,520
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$76,530
Appleton
$75,500
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$73,100
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$64,980