Procurement Clerks in California
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,742
after federal, FICA and California tax
Tax takes
$10,418
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,631
California costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in California — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$56,160
Kept after tax
$45,742
Worth in national money
$40,631
State rank
6
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for procurement clerks is strong here. California's middle earner gets $56,160, putting the state 6 of 51 — about 11.03% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations California reports figures for, this is number 331.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $56,160, tax leaves $45,742 — and because California is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $40,631 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $57,060, since top earners drag the number up.
- For procurement clerks, California sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $56,160, ranking 6 of 51 and running about 11.03% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In California's occupational distribution, procurement clerks sits at 331 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $45,742 remains from the California median of $56,160 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $40,631 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $57,060 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Procurement Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,110 |
| This salary | $56,160 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in California | $45,742 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,305 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,049 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $54,216 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,735 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 113 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of procurement clerks in California earn under $56,160 and half over. The published range runs $40,100 at the tenth percentile to $75,110 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind California's $45,742, worked from $56,160. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 331 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of California, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,631, the adjusted value of that $56,160 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 331 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for procurement clerks in California, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $40,100 to $75,110; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The California take-home of $45,742, on $56,160 for work ranking 331 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 331 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for California, so $40,631 — the adjusted value of that $56,160 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 331 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $40,100 at the bottom tenth to $75,110 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in California run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $40,631 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and California adds its own income tax on top — which is why $45,742 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,100 to $75,110) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to California rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
California's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $40,631 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $45,742 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and California income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.