The annual salary statistics of computer programmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer programmers 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 | $56,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer programmers 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 $132,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer programmers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $88,100 | 3.11% | 4.89% |
| 2016 | $85,360 | -9.89% | - |
| 2015 | $93,800 | 5.95% | - |
| 2014 | $88,220 | -4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $92,610 | 9.52% | - |
| 2012 | $83,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,100 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 62.2 percent (62.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.