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Genetic Counselors salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median genetic counselors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $120,560 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,100 a month.

10th percentile
$105,120
25th percentile
$108,590
Median percentile
$120,560
75th percentile
$144,600
90th percentile
$163,700

Based on 130 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

$85,205 take-home a year
Gross pay$120,560
Federal income tax−$17,693
Social Security + Medicare−$9,223
California income tax (approx.)−$8,439
Monthly take-home$7,100
Every two weeks$3,277

Does it go far here?

$106,159Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
29%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 genetic counselors salaries · Take-home pay in California