The annual salary statistics of physicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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 | $48,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $167,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,010 | 5.18% | -14.39% |
| 2016 | $76,810 | -7.06% | - |
| 2015 | $82,230 | -31.48% | - |
| 2014 | $108,120 | 3.19% | - |
| 2013 | $104,670 | 11.46% | - |
| 2012 | $92,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,010, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for physicists in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $172,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of physicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 53.0 percent (53.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.