What an estate manager costs in Los Angeles
Salary.com's average for an estate manager in Los Angeles was $208,050 a year in November 2026. Benefits and payroll taxes come on top.
By L.A. Williams Placement. Updated November 2026.
Published salaries
The middle half of Salary.com's Los Angeles figures runs from $190,448 to $240,459. Where a particular role falls in that range depends on how many homes and how many staff it covers.
Other costs
- Benefits such as health insurance and paid time off, if your offer includes them.
- Your share of payroll taxes as the employer.
- Housing, if the role is live-in.
California sets its own rules for household employers. The Employment Development Department's page for household employers covers payroll taxes, and the Labor Commissioner publishes questions and answers on the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.
If your budget is lower
If your budget sits below those figures, a house manager may suit you better. Estate manager or house manager? sets out where one job ends and the other begins.
Hiring an estate manager
We place estate managers in Los Angeles, New York and Florida. The estate manager placement page describes how we search.
For candidates
Email careers@lawp.agency with the subject line Resume.
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