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Proofreaders and Copy Markers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median proofreaders and copy markers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $66,620 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,253 a month.

10th percentile
$36,900
25th percentile
$48,840
Median percentile
$66,620
75th percentile
$74,890
90th percentile
$85,200

Based on 110 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

$51,034 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,620
Federal income tax−$5,826
Social Security + Medicare−$5,096
California income tax (approx.)−$4,663
Monthly take-home$4,253
Every two weeks$1,963

Does it go far here?

$58,662Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
49%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 proofreaders and copy markers salaries · Take-home pay in California