The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical 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 | $26,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical 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 $69,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,840 | 7.27% | -3.11% |
| 2016 | $37,870 | -7.82% | - |
| 2015 | $40,830 | -2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $41,690 | -2.85% | - |
| 2013 | $42,880 | 1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $42,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,840 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.