The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemical engineers 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 | $57,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $158,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $96,570 | 14.57% | 10.29% |
| 2016 | $82,500 | -17.27% | - |
| 2015 | $96,750 | 14.23% | - |
| 2014 | $82,980 | -3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $85,520 | -1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $86,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,570 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.