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Airfield Operations Specialists salary in California

The median airfield operations specialists in California earns $62,600 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,008 a month.

10th percentile
$47,040
25th percentile
$54,580
Median percentile
$62,600
75th percentile
$86,320
90th percentile
$106,170

Based on 1,660 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

$48,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,600
Federal income tax−$5,332
Social Security + Medicare−$4,789
California income tax (approx.)−$4,382
Monthly take-home$4,008
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$56,539Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
51%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 airfield operations specialists salaries · Take-home pay in California