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Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median fabric and apparel patternmakers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $89,010 a year, 42% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,435 a month.

10th percentile
$48,620
25th percentile
$65,370
Median percentile
$89,010
75th percentile
$99,740
90th percentile
$114,800

Based on 830 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

$65,218 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,010
Federal income tax−$10,752
Social Security + Medicare−$6,809
California income tax (approx.)−$6,231
Monthly take-home$5,435
Every two weeks$2,508

Does it go far here?

$78,377Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
38%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 fabric and apparel patternmakers salaries · Take-home pay in California