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Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median ophthalmic laboratory technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $50,120 a year, 27% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,245 a month.

10th percentile
$37,180
25th percentile
$40,170
Median percentile
$50,120
75th percentile
$74,760
90th percentile
$74,870

Based on 870 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

$38,943 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,120
Federal income tax−$3,834
Social Security + Medicare−$3,834
California income tax (approx.)−$3,508
Monthly take-home$3,245
Every two weeks$1,498

Does it go far here?

$44,133Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
64%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 ophthalmic laboratory technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California