The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $49,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $192,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $192,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,380 | 2.65% | 2.75% |
| 2016 | $82,140 | -12.75% | - |
| 2015 | $92,610 | -1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $94,000 | -0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $94,900 | 13.53% | - |
| 2012 | $82,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,380, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for biochemists and biophysicists in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $131,940). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower.