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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $51,560 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,333 a month.

10th percentile
$38,470
25th percentile
$44,720
Median percentile
$51,560
75th percentile
$63,980
90th percentile
$82,200

Based on 22,610 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

$39,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,560
Federal income tax−$4,007
Social Security + Medicare−$3,944
California income tax (approx.)−$3,609
Monthly take-home$3,333
Every two weeks$1,538

Does it go far here?

$45,401Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
62%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in California