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Motion Picture Projectionists salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median motion picture projectionists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $92,180 a year, 141% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,602 a month.

10th percentile
$35,740
25th percentile
$66,440
Median percentile
$92,180
75th percentile
$123,700
90th percentile
$134,210

Based on 100 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

$67,226 take-home a year
Gross pay$92,180
Federal income tax−$11,450
Social Security + Medicare−$7,052
California income tax (approx.)−$6,453
Monthly take-home$5,602
Every two weeks$2,586

Does it go far here?

$81,169Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
37%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 motion picture projectionists salaries · Take-home pay in California