The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $45,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $74,780 | 1.39% | 7.78% |
| 2016 | $73,740 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $72,090 | 2.14% | - |
| 2014 | $70,550 | -0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $70,870 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $68,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,780 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 27.8 percent (27.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.