The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical engineers 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 | $76,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $173,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,970 | 1.66% | 17.81% |
| 2021 | $103,230 | -6.97% | - |
| 2020 | $110,420 | 8.62% | - |
| 2019 | $100,900 | 8.33% | - |
| 2018 | $92,490 | 3.54% | - |
| 2017 | $89,220 | 3.30% | - |
| 2016 | $86,280 | -11.11% | - |
| 2015 | $95,870 | 10.00% | - |
| 2012 | $86,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,970 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.