Paycheck Atlas

Production Workers, All Other salary in California

The median production workers, all other in California earns $41,670 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,729 a month.

10th percentile
$35,570
25th percentile
$37,030
Median percentile
$41,670
75th percentile
$50,120
90th percentile
$71,140

Based on 28,090 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

$32,745 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,670
Federal income tax−$2,820
Social Security + Medicare−$3,188
California income tax (approx.)−$2,917
Monthly take-home$2,729
Every two weeks$1,259

Does it go far here?

$37,635Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
75%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 production workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California