The annual and hourly salary statistics of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of photographic process workers and processing machine operators 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 | $25,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographic process workers and processing machine operators 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 $76,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,890. 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 photographic process workers and processing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,890 | 28.22% | 22.18% |
| 2016 | $29,350 | 0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $29,340 | -19.80% | - |
| 2014 | $35,150 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $34,690 | 8.27% | - |
| 2012 | $31,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,890, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the second highest paying city for photographic process workers and processing machine operators in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $40,890). Compared with Santa Rosa-Petaluma, the median annual salary of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is .0 percent (.0%) lower.