Salary guide, May 2025

QC Microbiology Manager pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

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The median annual wage for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA was $134,890 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $107,380 and $148,480.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is $31,480 above the national median of $103,410, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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What should you know about los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: median $134,890; published 25th to 75th percentile $107,380 to $148,480.

Annual wage percentiles, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$78,270	$107,380	$134,890	$148,480	$165,330

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: median $64.85; published 25th to 75th percentile $51.62 to $71.39.

Hourly wage percentiles, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37.63	$51.62	$64.85	$71.39	$79.49

BLS estimated 8,520 workers employed in this occupation in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Location quotient: 1.23.

What should you know about united States?

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in U.S.: median $103,410; published 25th to 75th percentile $79,840 to $139,380.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$64,800	$79,840	$103,410	$139,380	$177,780

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in U.S.: median $49.72; published 25th to 75th percentile $38.39 to $67.01.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31.15	$38.39	$49.72	$67.01	$85.47

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published QC Microbiology Manager median is $134,890. The all-occupations median in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $55,850. Ratio: 2.42 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.23 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

QC Microbiology Manager in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$104,660	$128,470	$134,990
May 2025	$107,380	$134,890	$148,480

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, QC Microbiology Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$129,910	$106,890 to $150,160
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$132,110	$118,990 to $139,010

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