The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forensic science technicians 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 | $60,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $132,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,100 | 0.54% | 9.62% |
| 2021 | $98,560 | 7.85% | - |
| 2020 | $90,820 | -0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $91,150 | 1.73% | - |
| 2016 | $89,570 | 2.09% | - |
| 2015 | $87,700 | -2.13% | - |
| 2012 | $89,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,100, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for forensic science technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $104,860). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.