Tapers pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,830 or more. The middle half of tapers in Los Angeles earn between $55,340 and $80,510.
- $47K10th
- $55K25th
- $68KMedian
- $81K75th
- $114K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $73,810 | $6,151 | $35.49 |
| Median | $68,020 | $5,668 | $32.70 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $55,340 | $4,612 | $26.61 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $80,510 | $6,709 | $38.71 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Tapers salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $73,810, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $57,923 a year, or $4,827 a month and $2,228 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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.
Is Los Angeles a good place for tapers? 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 $73,810 buys what about $64,993 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 13.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Tapers salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 6th of 9 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($99,680).
- San Jose$99,680
- San Francisco$90,220
- San Diego$78,060
- Stockton$75,720
- Fresno$75,310
- Los Angeles$73,810
- Sacramento$68,230
- Santa Maria$67,370
- Riverside$62,030
Highest-paying cities for tapers
Chicago, IL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,620).
- Chicago, IL$105,620
- San Jose, CA$99,680
- San Francisco, CA$90,220
- Philadelphia, PA$89,200
- Honolulu, HI$88,800
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Tapers salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do tapers make an hour in Los Angeles?
$35.49 an hour on average, and $32.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level tapers salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,340, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the tapers take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $57,923 a year ($4,827 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,810. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do tapers earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,113).
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 47-2082; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
- 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 2.36, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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