The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of power plant operators 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 | $59,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $140,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $109,100 | 9.69% | 0.60% |
| 2021 | $98,530 | 6.31% | - |
| 2020 | $92,310 | 0.10% | - |
| 2019 | $92,220 | 2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $89,930 | -8.61% | - |
| 2017 | $97,670 | -11.03% | - |
| 2016 | $108,440 | 14.19% | - |
| 2015 | $93,050 | -16.54% | - |
| 2012 | $108,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $109,100 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.