Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 1,731 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, El Segundo, Rosemead, Torrance, Culver City.

Median salary$113,568
Middle 50%$86.4k–$140.2k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $114,795
Filings1,731FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,000 and $219,523.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,099
25th$86,403
50th (median)$113,568
75th$140,236
90th$169,263

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $86,965 (2,008 filings) FY2021: median $90,147 (1,649 filings) FY2022: median $103,911 (1,565 filings) FY2023: median $104,333 (1,173 filings) FY2024: median $106,911 (1,372 filings) FY2025: median $109,782 (1,058 filings) FY2026: median $115,835 (673 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,008 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,649 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,565 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,173 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,372 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,058 filings FY25 FY2026: 673 filings FY26 2,008
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$86,965$69,000$106,4342,008
FY2021$90,147$70,075$120,0001,649
FY2022$103,911$72,897$130,0001,565
FY2023$104,333$77,896$135,0001,173
FY2024$106,911$77,896$138,4861,372
FY2025$109,782$81,215$138,4861,058
FY2026$115,835$86,403$145,246673

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $113,568 is worth about $100,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $109,700 in May 2025 (20,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $113,568, 4% higher.

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
Infosys$86,403253
Cognizant$115,835217
Tata Consultancy Services$81,099144
HCLTech$117,92060
LTIMindtree$86,40452
Ingram Micro$145,24637
Accenture$175,60027
Amazon$138,48623
Infinite Computer Solutions$120,90018
Niagara Bottling$156,61016

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,560 89
Mid-level · Level II $86,403 714
Senior · Level III $115,835 443
Expert · Level IV $150,000 460

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$52,395$66,56089
Mid-level · Level II$86,403$86,403714
Senior · Level III$109,782$115,835443
Expert · Level IV$138,486$150,000460

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.