How much do Desktop Publishers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Desktop Publishers, the published 10th percentile is $42,080 and the 90th percentile is $113,300. The difference is $71,220, which is 86.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,100 to the 75th at $96,030, covers $47,930.

The mean annual wage is $82,020, which sits above the median of $82,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 48.3% higher than the national median of $55,290 for Desktop Publishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,214, which is 30.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14% higher than the California median of $71,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Desktop Publishers at $72,214 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Desktop Publishers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.