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Ceramics Engineers

Earnings

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings for ceramics engineers are quite good. The department reports a median annual income for all materials engineers (a category including ceramics engineers) of $104,100 or $44.42 per hour in May 2023. At the low end of the scale, 10 percent of materials engineers earned less than $63,340 annually. The highest paid 10 percent had annual incomes of more than $165,580. Materials engineers who worked for federal agencies earned mean annual salaries of $134,890, while those employed in aerospace and products parts manufacturing earned $130,210 annually.

The fringe benefits that most ceramics engineers earn are similar to those in many other industries: health insurance, sick leave, paid holidays, retirement plans, and paid vacations.

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