The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other life scientists 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 | $80,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $162,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $221,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $166,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $162,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $162,710 | 36.32% | 43.38% |
| 2021 | $103,620 | 9.89% | - |
| 2020 | $93,370 | 6.91% | - |
| 2019 | $86,920 | -3.38% | - |
| 2018 | $89,860 | -4.46% | - |
| 2017 | $93,870 | 1.85% | - |
| 2016 | $92,130 | 3.84% | - |
| 2015 | $88,590 | -4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $92,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $162,710, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the highest paying city for other life scientists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $132,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of other life scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 18.6 percent (18.6%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.