Editor salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Diamond Bar, Cypress, San Marino, North Hollywood.

Median salary$84,906
Middle 50%$59.5k–$85.8k
vs. national median+1%comparison median $84,000
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,282 and $178,515.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,530
25th$59,530
50th (median)$84,906
75th$85,779
90th$161,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,424 (27 filings) FY2021: median $62,629 (29 filings) FY2022: median $58,240 (19 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $85,696 (11 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $84,906 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 29
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$60,424$52,000$76,80727
FY2021$62,629$56,160$69,60029
FY2022$58,240$44,439$85,86619
FY2023$85,000$61,627$88,20015
FY2024$85,696$75,348$104,48711
FY2025$80,000$59,530$87,89019
FY2026$84,906$79,640$84,93012

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Editor salary of $84,906 is worth about $74,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Editors in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $100,050 in May 2025 (8,830 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,906, 15% 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
Huang United Lawtoo few4
Blizzard Entertainmenttoo few2
Guruintoo few2
Obentech Consultingtoo few2
Skyworthtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $59,530 15
Mid-level · Level II $85,779 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$59,530$59,53015
Mid-level · Level II$84,906$85,77911

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.