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Advertising Sales Agents salary in California

The median advertising sales agents in California earns $80,360 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,978 a month.

10th percentile
$42,260
25th percentile
$56,010
Median percentile
$80,360
75th percentile
$104,660
90th percentile
$157,130

Based on 9,620 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

$59,738 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,360
Federal income tax−$8,849
Social Security + Medicare−$6,148
California income tax (approx.)−$5,625
Monthly take-home$4,978
Every two weeks$2,298

Does it go far here?

$72,579Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All advertising sales agents salaries · Take-home pay in California