H-1B salaries in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 25,999 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$116,000
Middle 50%$86.4k–$152.1k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $122,699
Filings25,999FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,000 and $286,658.
PercentileSalary
10th$69,572
25th$86,403
50th (median)$116,000
75th$152,106
90th$186,751

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $93,892 (18,080 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (15,788 filings) FY2022: median $105,000 (16,442 filings) FY2023: median $106,413 (14,572 filings) FY2024: median $110,000 (14,318 filings) FY2025: median $113,069 (14,920 filings) FY2026: median $120,000 (11,079 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18,080 filings FY20 FY2021: 15,788 filings FY21 FY2022: 16,442 filings FY22 FY2023: 14,572 filings FY23 FY2024: 14,318 filings FY24 FY2025: 14,920 filings FY25 FY2026: 11,079 filings FY26 18,080
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$93,892$75,000$119,26418,080
FY2021$100,000$78,151$128,71215,788
FY2022$105,000$81,120$136,41316,442
FY2023$106,413$81,070$140,00014,572
FY2024$110,000$80,896$145,00014,318
FY2025$113,069$83,200$151,36314,920
FY2026$120,000$90,000$157,12311,079

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median H-1B salary of $116,000 is worth about $102,100 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$2,402Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,964Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)113.6Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$102,100Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$151,5494,532
Systems Engineer / Architect$113,5681,731
Data Scientist$120,0001,525
Accountant$90,4641,396
Market Research Analyst$73,0001,131
Mechanical Engineer$129,168855
Financial Analyst$115,877723
QA Engineer$106,600622
IT Manager$200,985554
Operations Research Analyst$101,383496
Management Consultant$112,986492
Industrial Engineer$113,069480
Electrical Engineer$135,000459
Systems Analyst$114,003402
Civil Engineer$103,644401

By job title

Product Manager$145.1k · 262 Solutions Architect$154.7k · 119 DevOps Engineer$129.7k · 84 Full Stack Developer$129.7k · 77 Systems Engineer$124.4k · 58 Backend Developer$143k · 53 Cloud Engineer$140.2k · 51 Java Developer$104k · 47 .NET Developer$129.8k · 36 Site Reliability Engineer$159.5k · 27 Salesforce Developer$132.5k · 26 SAP Consultant$126.9k · 21 Frontend Developer$129.3k · 20 Scrum Master$152.2k · 13

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Los Angeles, CA. Figure: median salary · filings.