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Law Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median law teachers, postsecondary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $114,330 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,772 a month.

10th percentile
$72,850
25th percentile
$88,710
Median percentile
$114,330
75th percentile
$162,000
90th percentile
$299,960

Based on 2,940 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

$81,258 take-home a year
Gross pay$114,330
Federal income tax−$16,323
Social Security + Medicare−$8,746
California income tax (approx.)−$8,003
Monthly take-home$6,772
Every two weeks$3,125

Does it go far here?

$100,673Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
30%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 law teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California