The annual salary statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of orthotists and prosthetists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $38,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for orthotists and prosthetists 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 $94,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of orthotists and prosthetists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,550 | -1.94% | 14.79% |
| 2016 | $64,780 | -6.24% | - |
| 2015 | $68,820 | 16.83% | - |
| 2014 | $57,240 | 1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $56,280 | 3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $54,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,550 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 34.8 percent (34.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.