Elevator mechanic salary in Los Angeles, CA
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA area earn a median of $140,600 a year, or $67.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $160,540. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $141,180; Los Angeles is right at that level.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $35.90/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 850
- After cost of living
- $123,800
- Median hourly pay
- $67.60/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +28%
- vs California median
- 0%
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $74,670–$110,120$35.90–$52.94/hr | |
| Mechanic | $140,600$67.60/hr | |
| Top earners | $154,440–$160,540$74.25–$77.18/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Los Angeles, CA compares
- Los Angeles ranks 3rd of 5 California metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
- Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in the Los Angeles area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.88 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $160,540, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $74,670: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other California metro areas
Other trades in Los Angeles, CA
Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Los Angeles, CA?
- Elevator mechanics in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA area earn a median of $140,600 a year, or $67.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $160,540.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Los Angeles, CA?
- The median hourly wage is $67.60. The middle half earn between $52.94 and $74.25 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Los Angeles, CA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $35.90 an hour ($74,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $52.94.
- Do elevator mechanics make more in Los Angeles or San Jose?
- San Jose pays more: the median is $140,600 in Los Angeles and $173,920 in San Jose, a 19% difference.
- How does Los Angeles pay compare with the rest of California?
- The Los Angeles median of $140,600 is about the same as the California median of $141,180.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 31080 (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (113.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures