The annual salary statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 | $60,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels 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 $121,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,880 | 2.81% | 44.24% |
| 2021 | $100,960 | 43.49% | - |
| 2020 | $57,050 | -5.82% | - |
| 2019 | $60,370 | -0.18% | - |
| 2018 | $60,480 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $57,920 | -1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $58,580 | 1.13% | - |
| 2012 | $57,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,880, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $123,370). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower.