The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical engineers 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 | $68,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $144,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $163,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $163,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $115,450 | 5.28% | 10.25% |
| 2016 | $109,350 | 6.89% | - |
| 2015 | $101,820 | -5.50% | - |
| 2014 | $107,420 | -1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $109,170 | 5.08% | - |
| 2012 | $103,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,450 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.5 percent (19.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.