The annual salary statistics of athletes and sports competitors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of athletes and sports competitors 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 | $30,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for athletes and sports competitors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $131,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of athletes and sports competitors from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $63,320 | -1.86% | -1.86% |
| 2016 | $64,500 | -6.26% | - |
| 2015 | $68,540 | 5.89% | - |
| 2012 | $64,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,320, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for athletes and sports competitors in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (median annual salary of $67,210). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, the median annual salary of athletes and sports competitors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario |