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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in California

The median cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders in California earns $42,100 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,755 a month.

10th percentile
$35,080
25th percentile
$36,620
Median percentile
$42,100
75th percentile
$51,090
90th percentile
$67,470

Based on 310 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

$33,060 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,100
Federal income tax−$2,872
Social Security + Medicare−$3,221
California income tax (approx.)−$2,947
Monthly take-home$2,755
Every two weeks$1,272

Does it go far here?

$38,024Median 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 cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in California