How much do Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $49,050 and the 90th percentile is $107,470. The difference is $58,420, which is 67.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $68,010 to the 75th at $100,870, covers $32,860.

The mean annual wage is $81,590, which sits below the median of $86,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 38.8% higher than the national median of $62,280 for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,123, which is 22.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% higher than the California median of $78,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other at $76,123 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 2nd of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $74,100 and employment of 70. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,038, against $76,123 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $87,180 and employment of 70. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,414, against $76,123 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $62,510 and employment of 160. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,455, against $76,123 here.