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Automotive Body and Related Repairers salary in California

The median automotive body and related repairers in California earns $66,860 a year, 22% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,265 a month.

10th percentile
$41,910
25th percentile
$52,040
Median percentile
$66,860
75th percentile
$78,200
90th percentile
$97,480

Based on 14,050 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

$51,186 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,860
Federal income tax−$5,879
Social Security + Medicare−$5,115
California income tax (approx.)−$4,680
Monthly take-home$4,265
Every two weeks$1,969

Does it go far here?

$60,387Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
48%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 automotive body and related repairers salaries · Take-home pay in California