The annual salary statistics of veterinary technologists and technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of veterinary technologists and 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 | $35,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinary technologists and 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 $63,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinary technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,900 | 5.30% | 19.16% |
| 2021 | $45,360 | -18.34% | - |
| 2020 | $53,680 | 15.39% | - |
| 2019 | $45,420 | 4.71% | - |
| 2018 | $43,280 | 12.27% | - |
| 2017 | $37,970 | -1.98% | - |
| 2016 | $38,720 | 5.17% | - |
| 2015 | $36,720 | -5.45% | - |
| 2012 | $38,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,900 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for veterinary technologists and technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinary technologists and technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.