The annual and hourly salary statistics of semiconductor processors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of semiconductor processors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for semiconductor processors 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 $59,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of semiconductor processors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,710 | 14.44% | 25.64% |
| 2016 | $34,830 | 5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $33,030 | 5.75% | - |
| 2014 | $31,130 | 2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $30,410 | 0.46% | - |
| 2012 | $30,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,710 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for semiconductor processors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of semiconductor processors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward and 28.9 percent (28.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville |