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Salaries & Cost of Living in Los Angeles County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 141 occupations in Los Angeles County, CA.

Jobs listed
141
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Median of medians
$62,620
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,402
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
72%
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Pay and cost of living in Los Angeles County, CA

Los Angeles County, CA is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA labor market, and this page summarizes 141 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $62,620 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Chief Executives at $234,290, and the lowest is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $34,320.

A one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,402 a month and a two-bedroom $2,964. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $38,435 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $57,256 a year, and 101 of the 141 occupations listed here (72%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Los Angeles County, CA or against other counties.

All jobs in Los Angeles County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 141.

Occupations in Los Angeles County, CA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Chief Executives$234,290$155,003$9,714
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370$137,449$8,251
3Lawyers$194,410$130,989$7,713
4Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900$128,699$7,522
5Financial Managers$175,310$118,575$6,678
6Marketing Managers$171,900$116,562$6,511
7Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$161,590$110,474$6,003
8Nurse Practitioners$161,470$110,403$5,997
9Software Developers$160,920$110,078$5,970
10Pharmacists$157,440$108,023$5,799
11Registered Nurses$135,560$95,103$4,722
12Medical and Health Services Managers$134,230$94,318$4,657
13Sales Managers$132,330$93,196$4,563
14Construction Managers$131,680$92,812$4,531
15Producers and Directors$131,600$92,765$4,527
16Data Scientists$129,740$91,666$4,436
17Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$127,500$90,344$4,326
18General and Operations Managers$125,830$89,357$4,244
19Administrative Services Managers$124,560$88,608$4,181
20Personal Financial Advisors$124,490$88,566$4,178
21Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$121,980$87,084$4,054
22Computer Systems Analysts$121,560$86,836$4,033
23Actors$115,003$82,882$3,704
24Industrial Engineers$113,040$81,684$3,604
25Civil Engineers$108,640$78,998$3,380
26Project Management Specialists$108,310$78,796$3,363
27Physical Therapists$108,170$78,711$3,356
28Management Analysts$104,930$76,733$3,191
29Financial and Investment Analysts$102,260$75,103$3,056
30Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,860$74,858$3,035
31Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,960$74,309$2,989
32First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$97,600$72,258$2,819
33Compliance Officers$94,810$70,554$2,677
34Accountants and Auditors$94,360$70,280$2,654
35First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$93,870$69,980$2,629
36Social and Community Service Managers$87,100$65,847$2,284
37Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,990$63,338$2,075
38Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,850$63,253$2,068
39Buyers and Purchasing Agents$82,500$63,039$2,050
40Logisticians$81,730$62,569$2,011
41Loan Officers$80,360$61,733$1,941
42Human Resources Specialists$80,220$61,647$1,934
43Public Relations Specialists$79,860$61,427$1,916
44Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,450$61,177$1,895
45Flight Attendants$79,390$61,140$1,892
46Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,310$61,092$1,888
47Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$79,000$60,902$1,872
48Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,160$60,390$1,830
49Food Service Managers$77,850$60,200$1,814
50First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,530$60,005$1,797