The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $71,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $198,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $117,350 | 1.72% | 23.74% |
| 2016 | $115,330 | 10.63% | - |
| 2015 | $103,070 | 6.12% | - |
| 2014 | $96,760 | 7.30% | - |
| 2013 | $89,700 | 0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $89,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,350 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.