The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other biological scientists 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 | $47,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $112,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $84,150 | 1.11% | 8.92% |
| 2016 | $83,220 | 4.76% | - |
| 2015 | $79,260 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $78,080 | 2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $76,270 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $76,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,150 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.1 percent (27.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.