The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians 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 | $38,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $92,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,090 | 19.78% | 17.16% |
| 2021 | $47,400 | 0.84% | - |
| 2020 | $47,000 | -0.15% | - |
| 2019 | $47,070 | -6.67% | - |
| 2018 | $50,210 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $49,020 | 0.14% | - |
| 2016 | $48,950 | 3.70% | - |
| 2015 | $47,140 | -3.84% | - |
| 2012 | $48,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,090 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 38.9 percent (38.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.