The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer programmers 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 | $59,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $134,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $87,890 | 0.11% | 4.47% |
| 2017 | $87,790 | 4.36% | - |
| 2016 | $83,960 | -8.02% | - |
| 2015 | $90,690 | 7.42% | - |
| 2012 | $83,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,890 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for computer programmers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer programmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 62.1 percent (62.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.