The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $64,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $163,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $208,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $208,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $130,000 | 36.56% | 40.33% |
| 2021 | $82,470 | -17.86% | - |
| 2020 | $97,200 | 7.21% | - |
| 2019 | $90,190 | 10.49% | - |
| 2018 | $80,730 | 2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $79,010 | 1.82% | - |
| 2016 | $77,570 | -5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $82,220 | 5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $77,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,000, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $132,800). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.