The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of air traffic controllers 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 | $56,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $177,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers 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 $198,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $130,690 | -19.79% | -7.69% |
| 2020 | $156,560 | 6.71% | - |
| 2019 | $146,060 | -0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $146,680 | 4.05% | - |
| 2016 | $140,740 | 2.92% | - |
| 2015 | $136,630 | -3.01% | - |
| 2012 | $140,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $130,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for air traffic controllers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of air traffic controllers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 41.2 percent (41.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura |