The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of aerospace engineers 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 | $77,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers 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 $193,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $130,690 | 2.00% | 9.64% |
| 2016 | $128,080 | 0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $127,490 | 3.02% | - |
| 2014 | $123,640 | 2.02% | - |
| 2013 | $121,140 | 2.52% | - |
| 2012 | $118,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for aerospace engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of aerospace engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.3 percent (36.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.