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Orderlies salary in California

The median orderlies in California earns $49,920 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,233 a month.

10th percentile
$39,630
25th percentile
$46,920
Median percentile
$49,920
75th percentile
$63,010
90th percentile
$74,010

Based on 4,870 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

$38,796 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,920
Federal income tax−$3,810
Social Security + Medicare−$3,819
California income tax (approx.)−$3,494
Monthly take-home$3,233
Every two weeks$1,492

Does it go far here?

$45,087Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
63%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 orderlies salaries · Take-home pay in California