The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses 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 | $60,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $131,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $95,960 | 0.06% | 10.06% |
| 2016 | $95,900 | -2.59% | - |
| 2015 | $98,380 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $95,040 | 2.96% | - |
| 2013 | $92,230 | 6.42% | - |
| 2012 | $86,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,960 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 45.3 percent (45.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.