How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $37,240 and the 90th percentile is $65,920. The difference is $28,680, which is 59.4% 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 $39,950 to the 75th at $52,710, covers $12,760.

The mean annual wage is $49,660, which sits above the median of $48,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $40,960 for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,539, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the California median of $47,150.

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 $48,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $42,539 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $44,980 and employment of 40. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,585, against $42,539 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $47,440 and employment of 130. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,400, against $42,539 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $45,590 and employment of 80. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,831, against $42,539 here.

Employment share

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (850 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.