The annual salary statistics of transportation inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transportation inspectors 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 | $42,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation inspectors 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 $125,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation inspectors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $83,410 | 9.06% | 17.97% |
| 2016 | $75,850 | 7.87% | - |
| 2015 | $69,880 | -4.08% | - |
| 2014 | $72,730 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $72,400 | 5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $68,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,410 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for transportation inspectors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of transportation inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 14.8 percent (14.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.6 percent (45.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.