The annual salary statistics of radiation therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radiation therapists 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 | $83,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radiation therapists 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 $165,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radiation therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,860 | -1.66% | 14.82% |
| 2021 | $131,000 | 6.12% | - |
| 2020 | $122,980 | 3.05% | - |
| 2019 | $119,230 | 7.37% | - |
| 2018 | $110,440 | -0.91% | - |
| 2017 | $111,440 | 1.51% | - |
| 2016 | $109,760 | 8.23% | - |
| 2015 | $100,730 | -8.96% | - |
| 2012 | $109,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,860 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for radiation therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of radiation therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.