The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $75,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant 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 $122,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,030.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $96,740 | -11.35% | 11.42% |
| 2016 | $107,720 | 13.17% | - |
| 2015 | $93,530 | 10.31% | - |
| 2014 | $83,890 | 1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $82,310 | -4.11% | - |
| 2012 | $85,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,740 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.