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Aerospace Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aerospace engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Aerospace Engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,530
25th Percentile Wage
$91,780
50th Percentile Wage
$121,330
75th Percentile Wage
$148,570
90th Percentile Wage
$173,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $173,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,530.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$121,330
0.59% 3.36%
2013
$120,610
2.79% -
2012
$117,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Aerospace Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $121,330 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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-Santa Ana is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$166,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$136,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$136,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$130,690
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$121,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$121,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$120,560
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$119,140
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$116,190
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$115,610
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$115,240
Bakersfield-Delano
$115,000
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$114,060
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$113,110
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$110,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$99,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$91,250
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$83,200