The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses 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 | $83,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $128,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $165,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $83,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $128,960 | 6.76% | 26.85% |
| 2021 | $120,240 | 5.71% | - |
| 2020 | $113,370 | 6.54% | - |
| 2019 | $105,950 | 5.94% | - |
| 2018 | $99,660 | 5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $94,170 | -0.18% | - |
| 2016 | $94,340 | -1.70% | - |
| 2015 | $95,940 | 1.67% | - |
| 2012 | $94,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,960 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.