The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forensic science technicians 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 | $53,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $129,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,600 | 0.57% | 14.04% |
| 2016 | $94,060 | 2.63% | - |
| 2015 | $91,590 | 8.99% | - |
| 2014 | $83,360 | 0.62% | - |
| 2013 | $82,840 | 1.83% | - |
| 2012 | $81,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,600 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 50.6 percent (50.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.