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Computer Programmers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median computer programmers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $107,090 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,389 a month.

10th percentile
$61,700
25th percentile
$82,770
Median percentile
$107,090
75th percentile
$132,600
90th percentile
$160,460

Based on 3,400 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

$76,672 take-home a year
Gross pay$107,090
Federal income tax−$14,730
Social Security + Medicare−$8,192
California income tax (approx.)−$7,496
Monthly take-home$6,389
Every two weeks$2,949

Does it go far here?

$94,298Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
32%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in California