The annual salary statistics of geological and petroleum technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of geological and petroleum technicians 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 | $25,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and petroleum technicians 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 $63,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geological and petroleum technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,080 | -0.19% | -41.72% |
| 2016 | $37,150 | -28.34% | - |
| 2015 | $47,680 | -14.20% | - |
| 2014 | $54,450 | 24.35% | - |
| 2013 | $41,190 | -27.58% | - |
| 2012 | $52,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,080 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for geological and petroleum technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of geological and petroleum technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 50.2 percent (50.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.