The annual salary statistics of mining and geological engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mining and geological engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 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 | $76,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mining and geological engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mining and geological engineers from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $93,140 | 5.21% | 5.21% |
| 2012 | $88,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,140 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for mining and geological engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mining and geological engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 36.1 percent (36.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine |