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Bakers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median bakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $39,260 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,581 a month.

10th percentile
$36,780
25th percentile
$37,950
Median percentile
$39,260
75th percentile
$46,710
90th percentile
$50,120

Based on 10,580 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

$30,977 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,260
Federal income tax−$2,531
Social Security + Medicare−$3,003
California income tax (approx.)−$2,748
Monthly take-home$2,581
Every two weeks$1,191

Does it go far here?

$34,570Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
80%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 bakers salaries · Take-home pay in California