The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of materials 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 | $49,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $136,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $97,740 | 5.79% | 17.97% |
| 2016 | $92,080 | 4.93% | - |
| 2015 | $87,540 | -5.75% | - |
| 2014 | $92,570 | -1.78% | - |
| 2013 | $94,220 | 14.90% | - |
| 2012 | $80,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,740 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for materials scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.