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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median grinding and polishing workers, hand in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $44,660 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,912 a month.

10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$38,200
Median percentile
$44,660
75th percentile
$54,530
90th percentile
$65,400

Based on 880 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

$34,938 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,660
Federal income tax−$3,179
Social Security + Medicare−$3,416
California income tax (approx.)−$3,126
Monthly take-home$2,912
Every two weeks$1,344

Does it go far here?

$39,325Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
71%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 grinding and polishing workers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in California