Paycheck Atlas

Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary in California

The median media and communication workers, all other in California earns $102,630 a year, 39% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,154 a month.

10th percentile
$44,140
25th percentile
$63,530
Median percentile
$102,630
75th percentile
$105,660
90th percentile
$170,410

Based on 9,940 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

$73,846 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,630
Federal income tax−$13,749
Social Security + Medicare−$7,851
California income tax (approx.)−$7,184
Monthly take-home$6,154
Every two weeks$2,840

Does it go far here?

$92,693Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
33%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 workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California