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Physician Assistants salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median physician assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $161,890 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,215 a month.

10th percentile
$99,570
25th percentile
$134,550
Median percentile
$161,890
75th percentile
$204,970
90th percentile
$220,580

Based on 3,890 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

$110,586 take-home a year
Gross pay$161,890
Federal income tax−$27,588
Social Security + Medicare−$12,385
California income tax (approx.)−$11,332
Monthly take-home$9,215
Every two weeks$4,253

Does it go far here?

$142,551Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
22%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California