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Medical Assistants salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median medical assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $47,760 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,101 a month.

10th percentile
$39,160
25th percentile
$45,830
Median percentile
$47,760
75th percentile
$59,610
90th percentile
$73,940

Based on 39,770 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

$37,212 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,760
Federal income tax−$3,551
Social Security + Medicare−$3,654
California income tax (approx.)−$3,343
Monthly take-home$3,101
Every two weeks$1,431

Does it go far here?

$42,055Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
67%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 medical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California