SOC 53-7011 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro

Conveyor Operators and Tenders Salary in Los Angeles, CA

The average salary for conveyor operators and tenders in Los Angeles, California is $44,390 a year ($21.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,420: half of the 1,070 people in this job in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($45,080).

$44,390average per year

$21.34 / hourMedian $42,420Take-home ≈ $36,936

  • $40K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,070people in this job
-2%vs U.S. average
#6 of 8California metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Conveyor Operators and Tenders pay range in Los Angeles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,400 or more. The middle half of conveyor operators and tenders in Los Angeles earn between $42,420 and $44,570.

  • $40K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,390$3,699$21.34
Median$42,420$3,535$20.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,420$3,535$20.39
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,570$3,714$21.43

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

Conveyor Operators and Tenders pay in Los Angeles vs. California and the U.S.

Conveyor operators and tenders in Los Angeles earn about the same as the California average ($44,950) and about the same as the U.S. average ($45,080). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $42,420.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Los Angeles$44,390$42,420$39,980$51,4001,070
California$44,950$43,150$39,890$51,4002,460
United States$45,080$42,420$36,180$59,47022,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary after taxes in Los Angeles

On the average salary of $44,390, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $36,936 a year, or $3,078 a month and $1,421 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 conveyor operators and tenders? 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 $44,390 buys what about $39,087 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 21.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary in other California cities

Los Angeles ranks 6th of 8 California metro areas for this job; Merced pays the most ($56,600).

All Conveyor Operators and Tenders salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for conveyor operators and tenders

Evansville, IN pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,040).

Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary by city

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Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary in Los Angeles: questions

How much do conveyor operators and tenders make an hour in Los Angeles?

$21.34 an hour on average, and $20.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level conveyor operators and tenders salary in Los Angeles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the conveyor operators and tenders take-home pay in Los Angeles?

About $36,936 a year ($3,078 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,390. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do conveyor operators and tenders earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($45,080).

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 53-7011; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.15, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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