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Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other salary in California

The median entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other in California earns $39,146 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,574 a month.

10th percentile
$37,170
25th percentile
$38,022
Median percentile
$39,146
75th percentile
$48,859
90th percentile
$94,598

Based on 4,320 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

$30,894 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,146
Federal income tax−$2,518
Social Security + Medicare−$2,995
California income tax (approx.)−$2,740
Monthly take-home$2,574
Every two weeks$1,188

Does it go far here?

$35,356Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
79%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 entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California