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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median service unit operators, oil and gas in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $65,140 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,163 a month.

10th percentile
$45,920
25th percentile
$55,910
Median percentile
$65,140
75th percentile
$77,000
90th percentile
$97,040

Based on 430 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

$49,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,140
Federal income tax−$5,637
Social Security + Medicare−$4,983
California income tax (approx.)−$4,560
Monthly take-home$4,163
Every two weeks$1,922

Does it go far here?

$57,359Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
50%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 service unit operators, oil and gas salaries · Take-home pay in California