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Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meter readers, utilities 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meter Readers, Utilities in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,300
25th Percentile Wage
$45,080
50th Percentile Wage
$51,930
75th Percentile Wage
$72,490
90th Percentile Wage
$84,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities 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 $84,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$51,930
3.52% 25.00%
2016
$50,100
5.39% -
2015
$47,400
4.85% -
2014
$45,100
11.31% -
2013
$40,000
2.62% -
2012
$38,950
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Table 2. Compare Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,930 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for meter readers, utilities in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of meter readers, utilities in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 38.4 percent (38.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$84,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$81,790
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$75,780
Vallejo-Fairfield
$74,950
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$73,530
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$70,180
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$66,500
Madera-Chowchilla
$65,470
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$64,870
Chico
$63,380
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$62,660
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,800
Fresno
$55,290
Salinas
$54,440
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$52,190
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$52,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,930
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$50,100
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,230
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$48,050
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,470
Visalia-Porterville
$46,360
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$46,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$45,350
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$43,580
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$43,150