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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $161,590 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,200 a month.

10th percentile
$104,260
25th percentile
$129,820
Median percentile
$161,590
75th percentile
$170,310
90th percentile
$202,660

Based on 10,310 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

$110,401 take-home a year
Gross pay$161,590
Federal income tax−$27,516
Social Security + Medicare−$12,362
California income tax (approx.)−$11,311
Monthly take-home$9,200
Every two weeks$4,246

Does it go far here?

$142,287Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
22%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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salaries · Take-home pay in California