The annual salary statistics of mining and geological engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mining and geological engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 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 | $55,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mining and geological engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,140.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,400, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for mining and geological engineers in state of California, following city of Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville (median annual salary of $145,680). Compared with the highest paying city Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, the median annual salary of mining and geological engineers in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is 51.0 percent (51.0%) lower.