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Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of environmental scientists and health specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,110
25th Percentile Wage
$66,950
50th Percentile Wage
$82,200
75th Percentile Wage
$104,060
90th Percentile Wage
$120,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,110.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental scientists and health specialists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$82,200
-2.13% 9.33%
2013
$83,950
11.22% -
2012
$74,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Environmental Scientist and Health Specialist Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,200 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$111,780
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$106,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$105,380
Chico
$100,900
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$100,290
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$96,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$95,370
Fresno
$95,100
Modesto
$95,100
Napa
$95,100
Salinas
$95,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$95,100
Redding
$95,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$95,100
El Centro
$95,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$94,030
Stockton
$92,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$90,110
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,030
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$84,710
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$84,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$84,320
Visalia-Porterville
$84,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$82,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$82,170
Bakersfield-Delano
$81,950
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$80,520
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$80,310
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$79,550
Vallejo-Fairfield
$77,840
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$77,590
Madera-Chowchilla
$76,180
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$72,420
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$68,900
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,600
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,100
Merced
$61,510