The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant operators 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 | $85,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators 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 $125,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,840 | 5.70% | 20.59% |
| 2021 | $97,920 | -0.07% | - |
| 2020 | $97,990 | -0.68% | - |
| 2019 | $98,660 | 1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $97,050 | 1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $95,260 | 13.44% | - |
| 2016 | $82,460 | 9.53% | - |
| 2015 | $74,600 | -10.54% | - |
| 2012 | $82,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,840 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 42.1 percent (42.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara |