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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 47 occupations in Los Angeles County, CA.

Jobs listed
47
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Median of medians
$51,410
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,402
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
66%
31 of 47

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 47 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $51,410 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Lawyers at $194,410, 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 $53,982 a year, and 31 of the 47 occupations listed here (66%) 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 1–47 of 47.

Occupations in Los Angeles County, CA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Lawyers$194,410$130,989$7,713
2Financial Managers$175,310$118,575$6,678
3Software Developers$160,920$110,078$5,970
4Registered Nurses$135,560$95,103$4,722
5Sales Managers$132,330$93,196$4,563
6General and Operations Managers$125,830$89,357$4,244
7Project Management Specialists$108,310$78,796$3,363
8Management Analysts$104,930$76,733$3,191
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,860$74,858$3,035
10Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,960$74,309$2,989
11Accountants and Auditors$94,360$70,280$2,654
12Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$82,990$63,338$2,075
13Human Resources Specialists$80,220$61,647$1,934
14Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$79,450$61,177$1,895
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,310$61,092$1,888
16First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,530$60,005$1,797
17Carpenters$75,740$58,907$1,706
18Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,490$58,127$1,641
19Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,340$48,895$872
20Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$58,590$47,594$763
21Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$57,210$46,568$678
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$56,520$46,055$635
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,550$43,847$451
24Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,410$42,256$318
25First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,390$42,241$317
26Customer Service Representatives$48,840$40,345$159
27Office Clerks, General$48,100$39,795$113
28Medical Assistants$47,760$39,542$92
29Nursing Assistants$47,380$39,259$69
30First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,970$38,955$43
31Light Truck Drivers$46,500$38,605$14
32Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,240$38,412−$2
33Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,190$38,375−$5
34Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,980$38,218−$18
35Cooks, Restaurant$44,460$37,062−$114
36Receptionists and Information Clerks$43,280$36,161−$190
37Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,390$35,481−$246
38Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,110$35,268−$264
39Security Guards$40,030$33,680−$396
40Food Preparation Workers$39,770$33,481−$413
41Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,720$32,679−$480
42Stockers and Order Fillers$38,650$32,626−$484
43Cooks, Fast Food$38,000$32,130−$525
44Retail Salespersons$37,700$31,901−$545
45Cashiers$36,980$31,351−$590
46Waiters and Waitresses$35,850$30,488−$662
47Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$29,320−$760