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Accountants and Auditors salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median accountants and auditors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $94,360 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,717 a month.

10th percentile
$60,310
25th percentile
$74,060
Median percentile
$94,360
75th percentile
$122,290
90th percentile
$154,630

Based on 70,640 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$68,607 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,360
Federal income tax−$11,929
Social Security + Medicare−$7,219
California income tax (approx.)−$6,605
Monthly take-home$5,717
Every two weeks$2,639

Does it go far here?

$83,088Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All accountants and auditors salaries · Take-home pay in California