The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other life scientists 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 | $53,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $158,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $93,940 | 2.58% | 34.05% |
| 2016 | $91,520 | 3.43% | - |
| 2015 | $88,380 | 1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $87,140 | -2.80% | - |
| 2013 | $89,580 | 30.84% | - |
| 2012 | $61,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,940 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for other life scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other life scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario.