The annual salary statistics of mathematicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mathematicians 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 | $114,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $134,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $134,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $149,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $174,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mathematicians 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 $174,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $114,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mathematicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $134,220 | 6.18% | 29.83% |
| 2021 | $125,930 | 5.68% | - |
| 2020 | $118,780 | 8.42% | - |
| 2019 | $108,780 | 14.90% | - |
| 2018 | $92,570 | 32.44% | - |
| 2017 | $62,540 | -50.59% | - |
| 2016 | $94,180 | -14.09% | - |
| 2015 | $107,450 | 12.35% | - |
| 2012 | $94,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $134,220, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for mathematicians in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $142,240). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of mathematicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville |