The annual salary statistics of sociologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sociologists 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 | $33,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $148,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $190,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists 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 $190,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sociologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $102,040 | -12.00% | 24.92% |
| 2016 | $114,280 | -7.25% | - |
| 2015 | $122,570 | 40.01% | - |
| 2014 | $73,530 | -0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $73,980 | -3.56% | - |
| 2012 | $76,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $102,040 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for sociologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sociologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.