Paycheck Atlas

Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other salary in California

The median motor vehicle operators, all other in California earns $45,050 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,935 a month.

10th percentile
$36,620
25th percentile
$38,260
Median percentile
$45,050
75th percentile
$61,810
90th percentile
$76,360

Based on 3,580 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

$35,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,050
Federal income tax−$3,226
Social Security + Medicare−$3,446
California income tax (approx.)−$3,154
Monthly take-home$2,935
Every two weeks$1,355

Does it go far here?

$40,688Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
69%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 motor vehicle operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California