The annual salary statistics of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical scientists, except epidemiologists 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 | $64,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $96,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $148,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical scientists, except epidemiologists 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 $148,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,620.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical scientists, except epidemiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,000 | 3.36% | 18.42% |
| 2021 | $103,400 | -4.73% | - |
| 2020 | $108,290 | 5.09% | - |
| 2019 | $102,780 | 8.25% | - |
| 2018 | $94,300 | 6.09% | - |
| 2017 | $88,560 | 1.43% | - |
| 2016 | $87,290 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $86,960 | -0.38% | - |
| 2012 | $87,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,000 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.