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Architectural and Engineering Managers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median architectural and engineering managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $190,900 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,732 a month.

10th percentile
$132,870
25th percentile
$162,140
Median percentile
$190,900
75th percentile
$227,870
90th percentile
$269,320

Based on 9,570 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

$128,780 take-home a year
Gross pay$190,900
Federal income tax−$34,550
Social Security + Medicare−$14,207
California income tax (approx.)−$13,363
Monthly take-home$10,732
Every two weeks$4,953

Does it go far here?

$168,096Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
19%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
Pediatricians, General$176,900

All architectural and engineering managers salaries · Take-home pay in California