The annual salary statistics of chemists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists 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 | $44,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $121,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,600 | -5.33% | 13.64% |
| 2016 | $77,520 | 16.95% | - |
| 2015 | $64,380 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $63,030 | 4.13% | - |
| 2013 | $60,430 | -5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $63,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,600 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.