The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $57,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $182,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,870 | 2.98% | 24.54% |
| 2021 | $101,740 | 15.48% | - |
| 2020 | $85,990 | -1.64% | - |
| 2019 | $87,400 | 6.58% | - |
| 2018 | $81,650 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $80,370 | 1.54% | - |
| 2016 | $79,130 | -21.66% | - |
| 2015 | $96,270 | 17.80% | - |
| 2012 | $79,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,870 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for biochemists and biophysicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.