Mid-level DevOps Engineer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Northridge, Placentia.

Median salary$126,975
Middle 50%$100.3k–$130.8k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $129,684
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,860 and $165,050.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,637
25th$100,333
50th (median)$126,975
75th$130,780
90th$139,969

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $94,000 (57 filings) FY2021: median $99,840 (47 filings) FY2022: median $97,000 (44 filings) FY2023: median $102,544 (32 filings) FY2024: median $121,222 (24 filings) FY2025: median $126,942 (20 filings) FY2026: median $129,667 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 57 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 44 filings FY22 FY2023: 32 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 57
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$94,000$93,891$98,28057
FY2021$99,840$97,000$108,00047
FY2022$97,000$96,907$102,00044
FY2023$102,544$102,544$121,49032
FY2024$121,222$94,500$125,48624
FY2025$126,942$97,641$130,03520
FY2026$129,667$102,875$133,75014

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level DevOps Engineer salary of $126,975 is worth about $111,800 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Pacific Investment Management Companytoo few2
Sp Tech Resourcestoo few2
Teamitservetoo few2
Variyas Global Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $102,357 18
Mid-level · Level II $126,975 34
Senior · Level III $155,522 16
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.