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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $125,230 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,341 a month.

10th percentile
$76,030
25th percentile
$94,250
Median percentile
$125,230
75th percentile
$169,550
90th percentile
$216,410

Based on 6,050 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

$88,095 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,230
Federal income tax−$18,789
Social Security + Medicare−$9,580
California income tax (approx.)−$8,766
Monthly take-home$7,341
Every two weeks$3,388

Does it go far here?

$110,271Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
28%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

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