Paycheck Atlas

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary in California

The median media and communication equipment workers, all other in California earns $64,550 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,127 a month.

10th percentile
$42,210
25th percentile
$51,480
Median percentile
$64,550
75th percentile
$104,840
90th percentile
$137,220

Based on 3,890 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

$49,527 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,550
Federal income tax−$5,566
Social Security + Medicare−$4,938
California income tax (approx.)−$4,519
Monthly take-home$4,127
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$58,300Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
49%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 media and communication equipment workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California