The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other physical scientists 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 | $77,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $98,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $211,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $211,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,820 | -42.18% | -5.09% |
| 2021 | $151,880 | 9.66% | - |
| 2020 | $137,210 | 5.39% | - |
| 2019 | $129,810 | 11.56% | - |
| 2018 | $114,810 | 1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $112,850 | 0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $112,260 | 1.70% | - |
| 2015 | $110,350 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $112,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,820 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for other physical scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other physical scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 48.8 percent (48.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.