The annual salary statistics of occupational health and safety technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of occupational health and safety technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for occupational health and safety technicians 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 $77,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of occupational health and safety technicians from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $42,350 | -12.30% | -9.56% |
| 2013 | $47,560 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $46,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,350, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the lowest paying city for occupational health and safety technicians in state of California, following city of Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary of $81,570). Compared with the highest paying city Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, the median annual salary of occupational health and safety technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 48.1 percent (48.1%) lower.