The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials 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 | $53,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $150,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,430 | -8.69% | -14.57% |
| 2021 | $79,810 | -42.50% | - |
| 2020 | $113,730 | -3.90% | - |
| 2019 | $118,170 | 22.29% | - |
| 2018 | $91,830 | 4.23% | - |
| 2017 | $87,950 | 4.34% | - |
| 2016 | $84,130 | -8.44% | - |
| 2015 | $91,230 | 7.78% | - |
| 2012 | $84,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,430, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the lowest paying city for materials scientists in state of California, following city of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $132,340). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of materials scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is about 44.5 percent (44.5%) lower than that of the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura.