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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel Salary in Los Angeles, CA

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn a median $79,450 a year — 14% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $60,531 take-home, or $5,044 a month.

Median salary
$79,450
$38.20 per hour
Typical range
$43,340 – $152,940
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
50,470
1.00× national concentration
▲0.9%
Pay trend: The median for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel in Los Angeles, CA rose from $78,770 (May 2024) to $79,450 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 1.5%.

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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Los Angeles, CA
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$60,531
per year · effective tax rate 23.8%
$5,044Monthly
$2,522Twice a month
$2,328Every 2 weeks
$29.10Hourly
  • Federal income tax$8,649
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,926
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,152
  • California income tax$3,159
  • CA State Disability Insurance (SDI)$1,033
  • Take-home pay$60,531

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 9.30% state

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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel pay by experience in Los Angeles, CA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$43,340$20.84$35,717$2,976
25th percentile$52,250$25.12$42,299$3,525
Median (50th)$79,450$38.20$60,531$5,044
75th percentile$104,230$50.11$75,337$6,278
90th percentile (top earners)$152,940$73.53$103,818$8,652

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, California resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $79,450 buys in Los Angeles, CA

Prices in Los Angeles, CA are 13.6% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.70× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel's $60,531 take-home pay has the buying power of $53,300 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,245
45% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,755
55% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$2,799
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs are about as common in Los Angeles, CA as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.00).

Best-paying cities for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, adjusted for cost of living

Los Angeles, CA ranks #36 of 73 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1San Jose, CA $116,510$82,674$74,871
2Boulder, CO $99,990$75,482$71,749
3New York, NY $93,750$70,292$62,447
4San Francisco, CA $96,960$70,993$61,406
5Atlanta, GA $78,950$60,897$60,861
6Seattle, WA $82,540$66,897$60,195
7Detroit, MI $76,990$59,971$59,793
8Buffalo, NY $73,070$56,886$59,353
36Los Angeles, CA$79,450$60,531$53,300

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 73 metros →

About the job: sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
+2.7% (about average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make in Los Angeles, CA?

The median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel salary in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area is $79,450 a year, or about $38.20 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $52,250 and $104,230.

What is a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel’s take-home pay in Los Angeles, CA?

On the median $79,450 salary, a single filer living in California takes home about $60,531 a year ($5,044 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $4,192 in California taxes in 2026.

Is Los Angeles, CA a good place to work as a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel?

Pay here is 14% above the national median of $69,990. Local prices are 13.6% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $53,300 would in a typical U.S. city. Los Angeles, CA ranks #36 of 73 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel afford rent in Los Angeles, CA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Los Angeles, CA is $2,245 a month ($2,755 for two bedrooms) — 45% of a median sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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