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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $97,510 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,884 a month.

10th percentile
$54,600
25th percentile
$75,730
Median percentile
$97,510
75th percentile
$102,910
90th percentile
$134,100

Based on 3,270 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

$70,603 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,510
Federal income tax−$12,622
Social Security + Medicare−$7,460
California income tax (approx.)−$6,826
Monthly take-home$5,884
Every two weeks$2,715

Does it go far here?

$85,862Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
35%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in California