The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of medical appliance technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians 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 $56,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,630 | -0.32% | -11.76% |
| 2016 | $31,730 | -19.73% | - |
| 2015 | $37,990 | 2.74% | - |
| 2014 | $36,950 | 5.41% | - |
| 2013 | $34,950 | -1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $35,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,630, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for medical appliance technicians in state of California, following city of San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $57,480). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of medical appliance technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is about 45.0 percent (45.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Fresno | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |