The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $39,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $121,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $74,800 | 4.67% | -4.10% |
| 2016 | $71,310 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $70,140 | -14.64% | - |
| 2014 | $80,410 | -2.60% | - |
| 2013 | $82,500 | 5.61% | - |
| 2012 | $77,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,800 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 39.9 percent (39.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 47.3 percent (47.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.