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Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median social scientists and related workers, all other in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $100,550 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,044 a month.

10th percentile
$68,150
25th percentile
$79,410
Median percentile
$100,550
75th percentile
$127,420
90th percentile
$160,020

Based on 710 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

$72,528 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,550
Federal income tax−$13,291
Social Security + Medicare−$7,692
California income tax (approx.)−$7,039
Monthly take-home$6,044
Every two weeks$2,790

Does it go far here?

$88,539Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
34%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 social scientists and related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California