The annual salary statistics of sound engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sound engineering technicians 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 | $39,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sound engineering technicians 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 $139,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sound engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,210 | 4.33% | 8.58% |
| 2021 | $63,340 | 2.68% | - |
| 2020 | $61,640 | 1.20% | - |
| 2019 | $60,900 | -11.51% | - |
| 2017 | $67,910 | 10.87% | - |
| 2016 | $60,530 | -3.44% | - |
| 2015 | $62,610 | 3.32% | - |
| 2012 | $60,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,210 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for sound engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sound engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 65.7 percent (65.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.