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Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median media and communication workers, all other in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $103,050 a year, 40% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,176 a month.

10th percentile
$43,750
25th percentile
$64,120
Median percentile
$103,050
75th percentile
$105,660
90th percentile
$170,410

Based on 7,490 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

$74,112 take-home a year
Gross pay$103,050
Federal income tax−$13,841
Social Security + Medicare−$7,883
California income tax (approx.)−$7,214
Monthly take-home$6,176
Every two weeks$2,850

Does it go far here?

$90,740Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
33%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 media and communication workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California