Traffic Technicians pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,370 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,910 or more. The middle half of traffic technicians in Los Angeles earn between $59,000 and $84,940.
- $52K10th
- $59K25th
- $79KMedian
- $85K75th
- $96K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $74,400 | $6,200 | $35.77 |
| Median | $78,640 | $6,553 | $37.81 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $59,000 | $4,917 | $28.37 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $84,940 | $7,078 | $40.84 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Traffic Technicians salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $74,400, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $58,291 a year, or $4,858 a month and $2,242 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 traffic technicians? 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 $74,400 buys what about $65,513 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 13.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Traffic Technicians salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 4th of 6 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($85,710).
- San Francisco$85,710
- San Diego$75,710
- Santa Maria$74,620
- Los Angeles$74,400
- Bakersfield$68,840
- Riverside$64,640
Highest-paying cities for traffic technicians
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($85,710).
- San Francisco, CA$85,710
- San Diego, CA$75,710
- New York, NY$75,280
- Santa Maria, CA$74,620
- Columbus, OH$74,510
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Traffic Technicians salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do traffic technicians make an hour in Los Angeles?
$35.77 an hour on average, and $37.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level traffic technicians salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,370 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,000, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the traffic technicians take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $58,291 a year ($4,858 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,400. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do traffic technicians earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 14% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,498).
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 53-6041; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
- 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 1.25, this job is 1.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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