The annual salary statistics of proofreaders and copy markers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of proofreaders and copy markers 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 | $37,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for proofreaders and copy markers 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 $83,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of proofreaders and copy markers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,760 | 19.11% | 44.26% |
| 2021 | $47,530 | -9.51% | - |
| 2020 | $52,050 | 5.34% | - |
| 2019 | $49,270 | 16.91% | - |
| 2018 | $40,940 | 10.63% | - |
| 2017 | $36,590 | 10.49% | - |
| 2016 | $32,750 | -1.53% | - |
| 2015 | $33,250 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $32,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,760 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for proofreaders and copy markers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of proofreaders and copy markers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 56.3 percent (56.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.