Paycheck Atlas

Material Moving Workers, All Other salary in California

The median material moving workers, all other in California earns $38,410 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,529 a month.

10th percentile
$35,740
25th percentile
$36,460
Median percentile
$38,410
75th percentile
$45,410
90th percentile
$50,270

Based on 9,120 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

$30,354 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,410
Federal income tax−$2,429
Social Security + Medicare−$2,938
California income tax (approx.)−$2,689
Monthly take-home$2,529
Every two weeks$1,167

Does it go far here?

$34,691Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
80%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All material moving workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California