The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $53,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,690 | 1.92% | 9.84% |
| 2021 | $79,140 | 5.36% | - |
| 2020 | $74,900 | 3.11% | - |
| 2019 | $72,570 | -1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $73,680 | -0.50% | - |
| 2017 | $74,050 | 1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $72,750 | 2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $71,240 | -2.12% | - |
| 2012 | $72,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.