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Computer Hardware Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Computer Hardware Engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$67,740
25th Percentile Wage
$89,240
50th Percentile Wage
$114,730
75th Percentile Wage
$142,120
90th Percentile Wage
$167,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,740.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$114,730
8.57% 4.27%
2013
$104,900
-4.70% -
2012
$109,830
- -

Table 2. Compare Computer Hardware Engineer Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,730 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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-Santa Ana is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$168,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$167,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$164,940
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$142,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$137,340
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$135,100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$133,330
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$131,210
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$125,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$125,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$122,970
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$121,210
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$120,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$117,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$114,730
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$113,810
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,770
Bakersfield-Delano
$106,590
Fresno
$75,660