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Natural Sciences Managers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median natural sciences managers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $193,340 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $10,869 a month.

10th percentile
$101,170
25th percentile
$141,070
Median percentile
$193,340
75th percentile
$224,660
90th percentile
$306,970

Based on 2,530 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

$130,428 take-home a year
Gross pay$193,340
Federal income tax−$35,136
Social Security + Medicare−$14,242
California income tax (approx.)−$13,534
Monthly take-home$10,869
Every two weeks$5,016

Does it go far here?

$170,245Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
19%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
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900
Pediatricians, General$176,900

All natural sciences managers salaries · Take-home pay in California