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Pipelayers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median pipelayers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $80,260 a year, 64% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,973 a month.

10th percentile
$54,100
25th percentile
$61,880
Median percentile
$80,260
75th percentile
$102,440
90th percentile
$107,950

Based on 500 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

$59,675 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,260
Federal income tax−$8,827
Social Security + Medicare−$6,140
California income tax (approx.)−$5,618
Monthly take-home$4,973
Every two weeks$2,295

Does it go far here?

$70,673Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
41%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 pipelayers salaries · Take-home pay in California