The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware 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 | $55,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $199,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware 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 $199,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $117,370 | -16.32% | -11.73% |
| 2021 | $136,530 | 17.15% | - |
| 2020 | $113,120 | 1.93% | - |
| 2019 | $110,940 | -0.03% | - |
| 2018 | $110,970 | -4.93% | - |
| 2017 | $116,440 | -12.62% | - |
| 2016 | $131,140 | 11.19% | - |
| 2015 | $116,470 | -12.60% | - |
| 2012 | $131,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,370 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.