Entry-level Credit Analyst salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, Arcadia.

Also listed as: Credit Risk Analyst

Median salary$61,240

Middle 50%$58.2k–$66.3k

vs. all levels here−22%comparison median $78,688

Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,823 and $75,957.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$55,328
25th	$58,209
50th (median)	$61,240
75th	$66,274
90th	$72,791

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$55,920	$55,869	$56,160	21
FY2021	$58,100	$52,934	$62,383	11
FY2022	$60,000	$53,269	$68,000	15
FY2023	–	–	–	2
FY2024	–	–	–	8
FY2025	$59,740	$56,508	$64,060	10
FY2026	–	–	–	5

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median entry-level Credit Analyst salary of $61,240 is worth about $53,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Credit Analysts in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $95,640 in May 2025 (2,100 employed). The H-1B median here is $61,240, 36% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Bank of China	too few	2
CTBC Bank Corp. (USA)	too few	2
East West Bank	too few	2
Land Bank of Taiwan	too few	2
Preferred Bank	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$61,240	15
Mid-level · Level II	$87,500	13
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	too few	4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$54,808	$61,240	15
Mid-level · Level II	$77,376	$87,500	13

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.