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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $46,580 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,029 a month.

10th percentile
$40,800
25th percentile
$42,080
Median percentile
$46,580
75th percentile
$51,680
90th percentile
$60,520

Based on 290 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

$36,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,580
Federal income tax−$3,410
Social Security + Medicare−$3,563
California income tax (approx.)−$3,261
Monthly take-home$3,029
Every two weeks$1,398

Does it go far here?

$41,016Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
68%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
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