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Maintenance Workers, Machinery salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median maintenance workers, machinery in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $72,750 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,576 a month.

10th percentile
$48,390
25th percentile
$55,550
Median percentile
$72,750
75th percentile
$78,700
90th percentile
$96,570

Based on 1,310 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

$54,917 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,750
Federal income tax−$7,175
Social Security + Medicare−$5,565
California income tax (approx.)−$5,093
Monthly take-home$4,576
Every two weeks$2,112

Does it go far here?

$64,060Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
45%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

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