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Calibration Technologists and Technicians salary in California

The median calibration technologists and technicians in California earns $79,010 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,907 a month.

10th percentile
$52,670
25th percentile
$61,890
Median percentile
$79,010
75th percentile
$100,240
90th percentile
$117,040

Based on 1,250 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

$58,883 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,010
Federal income tax−$8,552
Social Security + Medicare−$6,044
California income tax (approx.)−$5,531
Monthly take-home$4,907
Every two weeks$2,265

Does it go far here?

$71,360Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
41%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 calibration technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California