Communications Teacher salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fullerton, Malibu, Northridge, Pomona, Orange.

Median salary$90,852
Middle 50%$86k–$94.5k
vs. national median+21%comparison median $75,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,820 and $121,375.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,878
25th$86,000
50th (median)$90,852
75th$94,488
90th$98,838

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Communications Teacher salary of $90,852 is worth about $80,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Communications Teachers, Postsecondary in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $130,160 in May 2025 (1,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,852, 30% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
California State University, Fullertontoo few3
California State University, Northridgetoo few3
Loyola Marymount Universitytoo few3
Pepperdine Universitytoo few3
California State Polytechnic University, Pomonatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.