The annual salary statistics of other physical scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other physical scientists 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 | $59,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $114,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $146,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other physical scientists 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 $184,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $114,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other physical scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $114,350 | -1.11% | 7.00% |
| 2016 | $115,620 | 6.19% | - |
| 2015 | $108,460 | 3.46% | - |
| 2014 | $104,710 | -0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $104,840 | -1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $106,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $114,350 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.2 percent (52.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.