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Commercial and Industrial Designers salary in California

The median commercial and industrial designers in California earns $100,770 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,056 a month.

10th percentile
$62,860
25th percentile
$76,060
Median percentile
$100,770
75th percentile
$133,190
90th percentile
$168,490

Based on 5,300 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

$72,668 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,770
Federal income tax−$13,339
Social Security + Medicare−$7,709
California income tax (approx.)−$7,054
Monthly take-home$6,056
Every two weeks$2,795

Does it go far here?

$91,013Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
34%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 commercial and industrial designers salaries · Take-home pay in California