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Model Makers, Metal and Plastic salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median model makers, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $94,950 a year, 50% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,748 a month.

10th percentile
$59,760
25th percentile
$69,570
Median percentile
$94,950
75th percentile
$123,620
90th percentile
$158,540

Based on 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

$68,981 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,950
Federal income tax−$12,059
Social Security + Medicare−$7,264
California income tax (approx.)−$6,647
Monthly take-home$5,748
Every two weeks$2,653

Does it go far here?

$83,608Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
36%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 model makers, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in California