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Riggers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median riggers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $96,880 a year, 55% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,850 a month.

10th percentile
$59,370
25th percentile
$80,400
Median percentile
$96,880
75th percentile
$103,290
90th percentile
$130,330

Based on 1,250 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

$70,203 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,880
Federal income tax−$12,484
Social Security + Medicare−$7,411
California income tax (approx.)−$6,782
Monthly take-home$5,850
Every two weeks$2,700

Does it go far here?

$85,307Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
35%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 riggers salaries · Take-home pay in California