Materials science or materials engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of the material (matter) and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.
Below is Material Engineering Salary In Ghana Salary In Ghana
A person working as a Materials Engineer in Ghana typically earns around 4,240 GHS per month. Salaries range from 2,120 GHS (lowest) to 6,570 GHS (highest).
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
Salary Range
Materials Engineer salaries in Ghana range from 2,120 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 6,570 GHS per month (maximum salary).
Median Salary
The median salary is 4,240 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Materials Engineer(s) are earning less than 4,240 GHS while the other half are earning more than 4,240 GHS. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Materials Engineer(s) are earning less than 2,860 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 2,860 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Materials Engineer(s) are earning less than 5,410 GHS while 25% are earning more than 5,410 GHS.
Materials Engineer Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
How does experience and age affect your pay?
A Materials Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 2,540 GHS per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 3,370 GHS per month, 32% more than someone with less than two year’s experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 4,500 GHS per month, 34% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Materials Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 5,370 GHS per month, 19% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 5,790 GHS per month, 8% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 6,220 GHS per month, 7% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Why is materials engineering important?
Materials Science and Engineering is a key aspect of most companies the world over. In the race to make things stronger, cheaper, lighter, more functional, and more sustainable, the manipulation of materials, their properties, and processes are key.
How long does it take to become a material engineer?
In order to be eligible to become a professional engineer, materials engineers need at least four years of practical work experience in their field.