The annual salary statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of orthotists and prosthetists 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 | $64,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $113,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for orthotists and prosthetists 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 $113,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orthotists and prosthetists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,660 | -12.64% | 19.27% |
| 2021 | $95,360 | 6.53% | - |
| 2019 | $89,130 | -2.04% | - |
| 2018 | $90,950 | 24.85% | - |
| 2016 | $68,350 | 1.13% | - |
| 2015 | $67,580 | -1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $68,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,660 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for orthotists and prosthetists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of orthotists and prosthetists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.