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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel salary in California

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in California earns $80,850 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,004 a month.

10th percentile
$43,240
25th percentile
$53,800
Median percentile
$80,850
75th percentile
$121,590
90th percentile
$168,720

Based on 156,110 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

$60,048 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,850
Federal income tax−$8,957
Social Security + Medicare−$6,185
California income tax (approx.)−$5,660
Monthly take-home$5,004
Every two weeks$2,310

Does it go far here?

$73,022Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
41%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 sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salaries · Take-home pay in California