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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median cutters and trimmers, hand in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $37,500 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,474 a month.

10th percentile
$34,710
25th percentile
$35,640
Median percentile
$37,500
75th percentile
$42,720
90th percentile
$58,960

Based on 530 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

$29,686 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,500
Federal income tax−$2,320
Social Security + Medicare−$2,869
California income tax (approx.)−$2,625
Monthly take-home$2,474
Every two weeks$1,142

Does it go far here?

$33,020Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
83%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 cutters and trimmers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in California