The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of electrical engineers 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 | $75,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $95,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $129,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $198,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $198,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $129,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $129,410 | 4.96% | 16.96% |
| 2021 | $122,990 | 3.59% | - |
| 2020 | $118,570 | 4.67% | - |
| 2019 | $113,030 | 2.63% | - |
| 2018 | $110,060 | 0.82% | - |
| 2017 | $109,160 | 1.56% | - |
| 2016 | $107,460 | 1.95% | - |
| 2015 | $105,360 | -1.99% | - |
| 2012 | $107,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $129,410 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.