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Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers salary in California

The median coil winders, tapers, and finishers in California earns $42,330 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,769 a month.

10th percentile
$36,310
25th percentile
$36,330
Median percentile
$42,330
75th percentile
$58,690
90th percentile
$68,180

Based on 440 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

$33,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,330
Federal income tax−$2,900
Social Security + Medicare−$3,238
California income tax (approx.)−$2,963
Monthly take-home$2,769
Every two weeks$1,278

Does it go far here?

$38,232Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
74%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 coil winders, tapers, and finishers salaries · Take-home pay in California