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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $65,040 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,157 a month.

10th percentile
$48,970
25th percentile
$59,810
Median percentile
$65,040
75th percentile
$78,160
90th percentile
$88,640

Based on 6,600 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

$49,887 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,040
Federal income tax−$5,625
Social Security + Medicare−$4,976
California income tax (approx.)−$4,553
Monthly take-home$4,157
Every two weeks$1,919

Does it go far here?

$57,271Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
50%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in California