SOC 53-3031 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Los Angeles, CA

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Los Angeles, California is $47,100 a year ($22.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,220: half of the 11,130 people in this job in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

$47,100average per year

$22.64 / hourMedian $45,220Take-home ≈ $39,005

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

11,130people in this job
+15%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 25California metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Los Angeles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,110 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Los Angeles earn between $36,400 and $50,890.

  • $34K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,100$3,925$22.64
Median$45,220$3,768$21.74
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,400$3,033$17.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,890$4,241$24.47

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Los Angeles

On the average salary of $47,100, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $39,005 a year, or $3,250 a month and $1,500 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Los Angeles a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $47,100 buys what about $41,474 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 20.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other California cities

Los Angeles ranks 14th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($55,520).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Los Angeles: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Los Angeles?

$22.64 an hour on average, and $21.74 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Los Angeles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Los Angeles?

About $39,005 a year ($3,250 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,100. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,038).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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