The annual salary statistics of traffic technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of traffic 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 | $41,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for traffic 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 $77,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of traffic technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,270 | -43.09% | 51.69% |
| 2016 | $70,500 | 1.93% | - |
| 2015 | $69,140 | 41.70% | - |
| 2013 | $40,310 | 40.96% | - |
| 2012 | $23,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,270, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for traffic technicians in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $85,210). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of traffic technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is about 42.2 percent (42.2%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |