Senior Construction Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Pasadena, Newport Beach, Torrance, Santa Ana.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$135,000
Middle 50%$134.4k–$148.6k
vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $120,990
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,830 and $222,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$131,830
25th$134,430
50th (median)$135,000
75th$148,553
90th$200,000

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior Construction Manager salary of $135,000 is worth about $118,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $131,680 in May 2025 (10,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $135,000, 3% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
APSI Construction Managementtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,919 18
Mid-level · Level II $115,000 39
Senior · Level III $135,000 11
Expert · Level IV $169,000 22

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$87,838$87,91918
Mid-level · Level II$109,824$115,00039
Senior · Level III$134,430$135,00011
Expert · Level IV$157,955$169,00022

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.