What is the average salary in Los Angeles, CA?

$76,300a year

Average yearly pay across 743 jobs with official data in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $36.68
Jobs with data: 743
Workers counted: 6,167,970

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$488,700
Ophthalmologist	$433,500
Psychiatrist	$370,500
Airline Pilot	$364,700
Physician	$319,300
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	$313,800
General Internal Medicine Physician	$304,000
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$301,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$282,900
Dentist	$241,100

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$34,320
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$42,110
Retail Salesperson	$37,700
Laborer and Freight	$42,390
Office Clerk	$48,100
Cashier	$36,980
Registered Nurse	$135,600
General and Operations Manager	$125,800
Stocker and Order Filler	$38,650
Waiter and Waitress	$35,850

Management

Administrative Services Manager$124,600
Advertising and Promotions Manager$167,900
Architectural and Engineering Manager$190,900
Chief Executive$234,300
Compensation and Benefits Manager$155,400
Computer and Information Systems Manager$204,400
Construction Manager$131,700
Education Administrator$161,600
Education Administrator$125,200
Education Administrator$83,990
Education and Childcare Administrator$67,140
Emergency Management Director$130,000
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$78,200
Facilities Manager$115,000
Farmer$125,100
Financial Manager$175,300
Food Service Manager$77,850
Fundraising Manager$125,600
Funeral Home Manager$82,370
Gambling Manager$115,800
General and Operations Manager$125,800
Human Resources Manager$168,400
Industrial Production Manager$128,500
Lodging Manager$75,930
Manager$168,200
Marketing Manager$171,900
Medical and Health Services Manager$134,200
Natural Sciences Manager$193,300
Personal Service Manager$78,910
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$113,400
Property$77,230
Public Relations Manager$163,800
Purchasing Manager$156,400
Sales Manager$132,300
Social and Community Service Manager$87,100
Training and Development Manager$142,200
Transportation$127,500

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$94,360
Agent and Business Managers of Artist$97,750
Budget Analyst$96,870
Business Operations Specialist$82,750
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$82,500
Claims Adjuster$89,070
Compensation$97,310
Compliance Officer$94,810
Cost Estimator$82,260
Credit Analyst$95,640
Credit Counselor$65,210
Financial and Investment Analyst$102,300
Financial Examiner$106,000
Financial Risk Specialist$113,200
Financial Specialist$80,840
Fundraiser$77,550
Human Resources Specialist$80,220
Insurance Appraiser$78,930
Insurance Underwriter$97,870
Labor Relations Specialist$103,000
Loan Officer$80,360
Logistician$81,730
Management Analyst$104,900
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$82,990
Meeting$68,850
Personal Financial Advisor$124,500
Project Management Specialist$108,300
Property Appraiser and Assessor$91,600
Tax Examiner and Collector$97,680
Tax Preparer$65,120
Training and Development Specialist$71,990

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$128,000
Computer and Information Research Scientist$156,000
Computer Network Architect$147,500
Computer Network Support Specialist$57,220
Computer Occupation$109,700
Computer Programmer$107,100
Computer Systems Analyst$121,600
Computer User Support Specialist$75,070
Data Scientist$129,700
Database Administrator$112,500
Database Architect$155,700
Information Security Analyst$129,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$106,300
Operations Research Analyst$98,270
Software Developer$160,900
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$122,200
Statistician$116,200
Web and Digital Interface Designer$106,600
Web Developer$107,300

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$163,300
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologist and Technician$98,940
Architect$104,200
Architectural and Civil Drafter$76,630
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$128,200
Calibration Technologist and Technician$71,640
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$101,500
Chemical Engineer$134,200
Civil Engineer$108,600
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$83,990
Computer Hardware Engineer$158,500
Drafter$73,840
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,940
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$77,630
Electrical Engineer$139,800
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$92,360
Electronics Engineer$140,500
Engineer$125,100
Engineering Technologist and Technician$69,890
Environmental Engineer$127,900
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,830
Health and Safety Engineer$131,500
Industrial Engineer$113,000
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$77,640
Landscape Architect$95,760
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect$103,200
Materials Engineer$125,200
Mechanical Drafter$80,780
Mechanical Engineer$123,900
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$79,080
Mining and Geological Engineer$144,200
Petroleum Engineer$167,000
Surveying and Mapping Technician$92,700
Surveyor$102,000

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$63,630
Anthropologist and Archeologist$65,240
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$111,800
Biochemist and Biophysicist$131,700
Biological Scientist$96,380
Biological Technician$66,610
Chemical Technician$58,070
Chemist$87,060
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$99,250
Conservation Scientist$76,940
Economist$151,500
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$62,850
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$105,300
Epidemiologist$105,400
Food Science Technician$54,410
Food Scientist and Technologist$91,060
Forensic Science Technician$104,400
Forest and Conservation Technician$61,110
Forester$107,700
Geological Technician$72,660
Geoscientist$94,660
Historian$98,210
Hydrologist$123,400
Life$86,450
Life Scientist$104,700
Materials Scientist$150,000
Medical Scientist$134,900
Microbiologist$100,400
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$102,600
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$59,310
Physical Scientist$136,200
Physicist$160,300
Psychologist$153,600
School Psychologist$122,400
Social Science Research Assistant$59,240
Social Scientist and Related Worker$100,600
Sociologist$124,500
Soil and Plant Scientist$82,490
Survey Researcher$83,520
Urban and Regional Planner$111,400
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$83,490

Community and social service

Child$71,250
Clergy$84,050
Community and Social Service Specialist$56,960
Community Health Worker$56,030
Counselor$48,830
Director$62,390
Educational$79,000
Health Education Specialist$62,380
Healthcare Social Worker$79,830
Marriage and Family Therapist$71,110
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$78,410
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$108,200
Rehabilitation Counselor$43,480
Religious Worker$47,940
Social and Human Service Assistant$50,330
Social Worker$68,630
Substance Abuse$51,910

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$98,860
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$103,100
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$131,700
Architecture Teacher$79,100
Archivist$70,630
Area$102,000
Art$91,490
Atmospheric$175,100
Biological Science Teacher$127,800
Business Teacher$128,500
Career/Technical Education Teacher$75,450
Career/Technical Education Teacher$81,950
Chemistry Teacher$141,400
Communications Teacher$130,200
Computer Science Teacher$109,900
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$103,900
Curator$77,160
Economics Teacher$137,700
Education Teacher$105,700
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$63,020
Elementary School Teacher$101,900
Engineering Teacher$137,800
English Language and Literature Teacher$128,800
Environmental Science Teacher$95,360
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher$97,020
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$83,310
Geography Teacher$146,000
Health Specialties Teacher$134,600
History Teacher$129,100
Instructional Coordinator$84,850
Kindergarten Teacher$78,400
Law Teacher$114,300
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$97,510
Library Science Teacher$109,300
Library Technician$49,980
Mathematical Science Teacher$131,100
Middle School Teacher$98,370
Museum Technician and Conservator$60,510
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$79,680
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$103,300
Physics Teacher$172,500
Political Science Teacher$119,600
Postsecondary Teacher$105,600
Preschool Teacher$46,600
Psychology Teacher$102,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$106,700
Secondary School Teacher$101,000
Self-Enrichment Teacher$49,070
Social Sciences Teacher$132,900
Social Work Teacher$77,970
Sociology Teacher$128,000
Special Education Teacher$96,970
Special Education Teacher$101,600
Special Education Teacher$100,900
Special Education Teacher$109,600
Substitute Teacher$57,210
Teacher and Instructor$97,680
Teaching Assistant$39,940
Teaching Assistant$46,240
Tutor$45,400

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$115,000
Art Director$137,600
Artist and Related Worker$48,760
Audio and Video Technician$64,900
Camera Operator$107,600
Choreographer$75,000
Coach and Scout$47,450
Commercial and Industrial Designer$96,260
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$86,510
Craft Artist$100,400
Dancer$41,810
Designer$58,930
Editor$100,100
Film and Video Editor$83,210
Floral Designer$48,200
Graphic Designer$72,400
Interior Designer$80,000
Interpreter and Translator$69,460
Lighting Technician$105,000
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$64,540
Media and Communication Worker$103,100
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$48,900
Music Director and Composer$93,090
Musician and Singer$110,600
Photographer$47,840
Producer and Director$131,600
Public Relations Specialist$79,860
Set and Exhibit Designer$106,900
Sound Engineering Technician$77,850
Special Effects Artist and Animator$124,600
Technical Writer$104,000
Umpire$51,230
Writer and Author$77,250

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Acupuncturist$86,530
Athletic Trainer$76,890
Audiologist$128,100
Cardiologist$239,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$66,090
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$67,430
Dental Hygienist$123,000
Dentist$140,000
Dentist$241,100
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$119,400
Dietetic Technician$45,450
Dietitian and Nutritionist$95,450
Emergency Medical Technician$45,090
Exercise Physiologist$79,840
Family Medicine Physician$186,700
General Internal Medicine Physician$304,000
Genetic Counselor$120,600
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$87,530
Health Technologist and Technician$59,210
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$120,500
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$78,940
Hearing Aid Specialist$80,050
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$79,310
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$109,800
Medical Dosimetrist$159,000
Medical Records Specialist$59,110
Neurologist$239,200
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$156,400
Nurse Anesthetist$282,900
Nurse Midwive$202,900
Nurse Practitioner$161,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$301,200
Occupational Therapist$122,000
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$60,600
Ophthalmologist$433,500
Optician$56,130
Optometrist$138,900
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$313,800
Orthodontist$239,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$203,900
Orthotist and Prosthetist$103,100
Paramedic$74,900
Pediatrician$176,900
Pharmacist$157,400
Pharmacy Technician$50,760
Physical Therapist$108,200
Physician$319,300
Physician$196,800
Physician Assistant$161,900
Podiatrist$200,000
Psychiatric Technician$48,040
Psychiatrist$370,500
Radiation Therapist$169,200
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$108,000
Radiologist$488,700
Recreational Therapist$91,740
Registered Nurse$135,600
Respiratory Therapist$104,600
Speech-Language Pathologist$109,700
Surgical Assistant$72,030
Surgical Technologist$81,580
Therapist$77,610
Veterinarian$160,100
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$60,670

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,900
Healthcare Support Worker$49,130
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$34,320
Massage Therapist$43,530
Medical Assistant$47,760
Medical Equipment Preparer$59,520
Medical Transcriptionist$38,650
Nursing Assistant$47,380
Occupational Therapy Aide$39,820
Occupational Therapy Assistant$78,090
Orderly$49,760
Pharmacy Aide$39,770
Phlebotomist$52,940
Physical Therapist Aide$37,280
Physical Therapist Assistant$82,140
Psychiatric Aide$47,050
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$46,070

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$62,810
Correctional Officer and Jailer$78,770
Crossing Guard and Flagger$55,700
Detective and Criminal Investigator$127,900
Fire Inspector and Investigator$94,140
Firefighter$98,050
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$127,400
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$169,400
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$167,600
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$94,810
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$49,900
Fish and Game Warden$87,140
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$105,500
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$48,070
Lifeguard$43,800
Parking Enforcement Worker$55,820
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$122,000
Private Detective and Investigator$61,680
Protective Service Worker$37,290
School Bus Monitor$38,360
Security Guard$40,030
Transportation Security Screener$73,610

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$35,510
Chef and Head Cook$69,990
Cook$38,000
Cook$45,400
Cook$44,460
Cook$43,680
Cook$38,850
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$35,800
Dishwasher$37,580
Fast Food and Counter Worker$42,110
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$46,970
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$36,810
Food Preparation Worker$39,770
Food Server$38,350
Host and Hostess$36,920
Waiter and Waitress$35,850

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$44,590
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$61,270
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$61,350
Grounds Maintenance Worker$50,480
Janitor and Cleaner$38,720
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$44,650
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$43,530
Pest Control Worker$47,190
Pesticide Handler$48,140
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$60,440

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$37,630
Animal Caretaker$38,520
Animal Trainer$51,230
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$40,520
Barber$37,680
Childcare Worker$39,890
Concierge$43,560
Costume Attendant$106,800
Crematory Operator$47,000
Embalmer$61,570
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$43,620
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$57,630
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$51,870
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$63,300
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$56,280
Funeral Attendant$38,700
Gambling Dealer$35,090
Gambling Service Worker$36,040
Hairdresser$43,500
Locker Room$47,650
Makeup Artist$140,900
Manicurist and Pedicurist$36,570
Mortician$50,490
Motion Picture Projectionist$92,180
Personal Care and Service Worker$43,160
Recreation Worker$38,790
Residential Advisor$45,240
Skincare Specialist$37,560
Tour and Travel Guide$42,870
Usher$37,870

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$80,360
Cashier$36,980
Counter and Rental Clerk$44,460
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$60,040
Door-to-Door Sales Worker$35,090
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$80,800
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$51,390
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$39,920
Insurance Sales Agent$76,870
Model$109,800
Parts Salesperson$41,600
Real Estate Broker$91,770
Real Estate Sales Agent$47,020
Retail Salesperson$37,700
Sale and Related Worker$50,840
Sales Engineer$133,400
Sales Representative$107,000
Sales Representative$74,490
Sales Representatives of Service$79,450
Security$78,160
Telemarketer$42,450
Travel Agent$50,440

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$57,440
Billing and Posting Clerk$53,070
Bookkeeping$58,590
Brokerage Clerk$77,710
Cargo and Freight Agent$59,010
Communications Equipment Operator$60,630
Courier and Messenger$43,760
Court$64,610
Credit Authorizer$52,530
Customer Service Representative$48,840
Data Entry Keyer$47,040
Desktop Publisher$82,010
Dispatcher$52,170
Eligibility Interviewer$63,520
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$82,850
File Clerk$48,450
Financial Clerk$60,780
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$77,530
Gambling Cage Worker$39,600
Hotel$39,620
Human Resources Assistant$57,600
Information and Record Clerk$58,720
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$50,630
Interviewer$55,780
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$62,620
Library Assistant$47,770
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$54,430
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$43,540
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$51,410
Meter Reader$75,140
New Accounts Clerk$52,830
Office and Administrative Support Worker$52,780
Office Clerk$48,100
Office Machine Operator$48,310
Order Clerk$46,590
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$65,040
Postal Service Clerk$63,670
Postal Service Mail Carrier$64,250
Postal Service Mail Sorter$59,490
Procurement Clerk$54,510
Production$61,810
Proofreader and Copy Marker$66,620
Public Safety Telecommunicator$80,370
Receptionist and Information Clerk$43,280
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$51,130
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$53,550
Shipping$45,980
Switchboard Operator$45,870
Telephone Operator$58,900
Teller$46,350
Weigher$43,670
Word Processor and Typist$57,670

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$63,490
Agricultural Worker$56,840
Animal Breeder$58,440
Farmworker$37,720
Farmworker and Laborer$37,930
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$73,480
Forest and Conservation Worker$43,680
Grader and Sorter$38,680

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$110,400
Brickmason and Blockmason$63,450
Carpenter$75,740
Carpet Installer$54,080
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$63,790
Construction and Building Inspector$100,300
Construction Laborer$58,810
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$62,800
Electrician$73,810
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$140,600
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$64,400
Fence Erector$50,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$97,600
Floor Layer$59,090
Glazier$64,160
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$51,160
Helper$48,840
Helpers--Brickmason$48,220
Helpers--Carpenter$64,810
Helpers--Electrician$49,960
Helpers--Painter$47,260
Helpers--Pipelayer$46,780
Highway Maintenance Worker$58,540
Insulation Worker$48,470
Insulation Worker$124,100
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$60,880
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$92,890
Painter$59,080
Pile Driver Operator$106,700
Pipelayer$80,260
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$57,930
Plumber$71,110
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$75,280
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$62,990
Roofer$63,560
Roustabout$48,790
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$55,420
Service Unit Operator$65,140
Sheet Metal Worker$72,710
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$59,600
Stonemason$61,690
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$78,040
Taper$68,020
Tile and Stone Setter$58,600

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$83,250
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$51,210
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$67,090
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$46,200
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$62,820
Avionics Technician$98,020
Bicycle Repairer$44,780
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$77,380
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairer$59,770
Coin$51,930
Computer$61,340
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$90,740
Electric Motor$66,040
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$80,200
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$79,930
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$119,000
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$130,400
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$62,680
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$68,690
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$93,870
Heating$73,830
Helpers--Installation$45,190
Home Appliance Repairer$61,150
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$72,090
Installation$51,240
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$57,320
Maintenance and Repair Worker$56,520
Maintenance Worker$72,750
Mechanical Door Repairer$60,780
Medical Equipment Repairer$62,160
Millwright$99,250
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$81,000
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$60,910
Motorcycle Mechanic$64,070
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$47,580
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$51,680
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$61,380
Radio$63,540
Rail Car Repairer$54,120
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$63,420
Refractory Materials Repairer$77,220
Rigger$96,880
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$71,570
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$73,440
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$96,780
Tire Repairer and Changer$39,690

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$39,780
Aircraft Structure$65,000
Baker$39,260
Butcher and Meat Cutter$42,400
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$47,960
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$55,750
Cleaning$45,060
Coating$54,870
Coil Winder$38,180
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$54,980
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$82,950
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operator and Tender$40,580
Crushing$43,820
Cutter and Trimmer$37,500
Cutting$48,640
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$44,870
Dental Laboratory Technician$46,460
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$49,080
Electrical$45,670
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$46,620
Etcher and Engraver$45,520
Extruding$46,710
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$46,010
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$44,350
Fabric and Apparel Patternmaker$89,010
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$47,450
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$74,740
Food and Tobacco Roasting$43,940
Food Batchmaker$38,930
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$41,070
Food Processing Worker$37,280
Forging Machine Setter$59,320
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$47,440
Furnace$38,900
Furniture Finisher$47,660
Gas Plant Operator$125,600
Grinding$45,440
Grinding and Polishing Worker$44,660
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,680
Helpers--Production Worker$42,490
Inspector$51,560
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$61,150
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$60,110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$37,330
Layout Worker$69,010
Machinist$55,660
Meat$36,540
Medical Appliance Technician$53,950
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$47,860
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$58,310
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$54,090
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$46,190
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$48,870
Model Maker$94,950
Molder$47,640
Molding$47,960
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$46,810
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$50,120
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$43,470
Painting$41,600
Paper Goods Machine Setter$48,930
Petroleum Pump System Operator$103,300
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$47,450
Plant and System Operator$77,130
Plating Machine Setter$46,420
Pourer and Caster$44,020
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$106,700
Power Plant Operator$105,900
Prepress Technician and Worker$51,380
Presser$39,300
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$46,110
Printing Press Operator$46,200
Production Worker$39,520
Rolling Machine Setter$48,080
Sawing Machine Setter$46,380
Semiconductor Processing Technician$40,770
Separating$47,950
Sewer$48,540
Sewing Machine Operator$37,130
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$37,810
Shoe Machine Operator and Tender$47,730
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$36,270
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$74,420
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$56,990
Tailor$40,080
Textile$36,540
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$36,670
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$37,860
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$44,530
Textile Winding$43,330
Tool and Die Maker$78,020
Tool Grinder$46,580
Upholsterer$47,630
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$82,460
Welder$56,160
Welding$45,990
Woodworker$46,360
Woodworking Machine Setter$45,660

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$173,000
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$60,530
Aircraft Service Attendant$47,200
Airfield Operations Specialist$57,330
Airline Pilot$364,700
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$37,510
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$39,070
Bus Driver$61,580
Bus Driver$68,020
Captain$113,300
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$37,540
Conveyor Operator and Tender$42,420
Crane and Tower Operator$81,490
Driver/Sales Worker$45,220
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$62,190
Flight Attendant$79,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$60,340
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$46,600
Laborer and Freight$42,390
Light Truck Driver$46,500
Locomotive Engineer$63,700
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$38,600
Material Moving Worker$37,530
Motor Vehicle Operator$44,180
Motorboat Operator$34,510
Packer and Packager$37,390
Parking Attendant$37,280
Passenger Attendant$39,460
Pump Operator$63,060
Rail Transportation Worker$68,250
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$62,490
Sailor and Marine Oiler$48,530
Ship Engineer$84,630
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$44,460
Stocker and Order Filler$38,650
Traffic Technician$78,640
Transportation Inspector$101,000

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Los Angeles, CA?

About $76,300 a year ($36.68 an hour): the average of the 743 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA?

Radiologist ($488,700), Ophthalmologist ($433,500), Psychiatrist ($370,500).

What are the most common jobs in Los Angeles, CA?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (385,530 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (160,270 jobs), Retail Salesperson (130,650 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.