The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer hardware 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 | $85,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware 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 $195,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $125,490 | 12.85% | 10.13% |
| 2015 | $109,370 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $105,870 | 6.39% | - |
| 2013 | $99,100 | -13.80% | - |
| 2012 | $112,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,490 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.