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Archivists salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median archivists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $70,630 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,465 a month.

10th percentile
$43,570
25th percentile
$51,630
Median percentile
$70,630
75th percentile
$88,270
90th percentile
$123,830

Based on 490 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

$53,574 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,630
Federal income tax−$6,709
Social Security + Medicare−$5,403
California income tax (approx.)−$4,944
Monthly take-home$4,465
Every two weeks$2,061

Does it go far here?

$62,193Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
46%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 archivists salaries · Take-home pay in California