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Forensic Science Technician Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science technicians 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 Forensic Science Technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,750
25th Percentile Wage
$62,490
50th Percentile Wage
$80,740
75th Percentile Wage
$102,810
90th Percentile Wage
$114,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $114,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,750.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2014
$80,740
-0.27% -0.27%
2013
$80,960
- -

Table 2. Compare Forensic Science Technician Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,740 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$104,860
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$99,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$98,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$94,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$88,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$82,890
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$82,220
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$80,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$80,740
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$80,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$79,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$76,880
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$75,190
Bakersfield-Delano
$67,910
Fresno
$64,880
Stockton
$63,910
Redding
$46,760