The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians 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 | $32,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $79,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,020 | 1.76% | 9.68% |
| 2016 | $50,120 | 4.41% | - |
| 2015 | $47,910 | 1.31% | - |
| 2014 | $47,280 | 7.11% | - |
| 2013 | $43,920 | -4.92% | - |
| 2012 | $46,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,020 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.