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Chief Executives salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median chief executives in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $234,290 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $13,039 a month.

10th percentile
$101,250
25th percentile
$159,990
Median percentile
$234,290
75th percentile
$369,330
90th percentile
$522,060

Based on 10,800 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

$156,468 take-home a year
Gross pay$234,290
Federal income tax−$46,277
Social Security + Medicare−$15,145
California income tax (approx.)−$16,400
Monthly take-home$13,039
Every two weeks$6,018

Does it go far here?

$206,303Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
16%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
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
Pediatricians, General$176,900

All chief executives salaries · Take-home pay in California