The annual and hourly salary statistics of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ophthalmic laboratory technicians 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 $50,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ophthalmic laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,640 | -4.59% | 22.47% |
| 2016 | $31,000 | 5.03% | - |
| 2015 | $29,440 | -6.32% | - |
| 2014 | $31,300 | 21.53% | - |
| 2013 | $24,560 | 6.43% | - |
| 2012 | $22,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,640 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for ophthalmic laboratory technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Salinas | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville |