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Tapers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median tapers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $68,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,327 a month.

10th percentile
$46,850
25th percentile
$55,340
Median percentile
$68,020
75th percentile
$80,510
90th percentile
$113,830

Based on 1,220 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

$51,921 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,020
Federal income tax−$6,134
Social Security + Medicare−$5,204
California income tax (approx.)−$4,761
Monthly take-home$4,327
Every two weeks$1,997

Does it go far here?

$59,895Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
48%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 tapers salaries · Take-home pay in California