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Traffic Technicians salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median traffic technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $78,640 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,887 a month.

10th percentile
$52,370
25th percentile
$59,000
Median percentile
$78,640
75th percentile
$84,940
90th percentile
$95,910

Based on 400 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

$58,648 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,640
Federal income tax−$8,471
Social Security + Medicare−$6,016
California income tax (approx.)−$5,505
Monthly take-home$4,887
Every two weeks$2,256

Does it go far here?

$69,246Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
42%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 traffic technicians salaries · Take-home pay in California