Expert Cloud Engineer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Santa Monica, Northridge, Culver City, Lake Forest.

Median salary$145,246
Middle 50%$143.3k–$176k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $140,232
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $138,188 and $188,915.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,879
25th$143,294
50th (median)$145,246
75th$176,025
90th$179,152

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Cloud Engineer salary of $145,246 is worth about $127,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
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Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $129,667 17
Senior · Level III $151,549 11
Expert · Level IV $145,246 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.