The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of soil and plant scientists 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 | $60,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $141,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $89,660 | 32.56% | 19.74% |
| 2020 | $60,470 | -14.72% | - |
| 2019 | $69,370 | -3.73% | - |
| 2016 | $71,960 | -3.24% | - |
| 2015 | $74,290 | 3.14% | - |
| 2012 | $71,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,660 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for soil and plant scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 56.3 percent (56.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.