Mid-level Financial Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, El Segundo, Santa Monica, Culver City, Pasadena.

Also listed as: Finance Manager

Median salary$166,000
Middle 50%$154.6k–$180k
vs. all levels here−12%comparison median $189,000
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $140,021 and $254,525.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,259
25th$154,565
50th (median)$166,000
75th$180,000
90th$195,896

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $127,500 (22 filings) FY2021: median $124,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $137,100 (37 filings) FY2024: median $150,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $171,058 (27 filings) FY2026: median $162,875 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 37 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 18 filings FY26 37
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$127,500$121,534$134,04522
FY2021$124,000$120,000$130,00021
FY2022$130,000$125,000$144,75018
FY2023$137,100$125,923$150,00037
FY2024$150,000$141,350$172,50015
FY2025$171,058$153,075$180,00027
FY2026$162,875$154,565$171,85718

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Financial Manager salary of $166,000 is worth about $146,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Financial Managers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $175,310 in May 2025 (34,480 employed). The H-1B median here is $166,000, 5% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Air Leasetoo few4
Excel Residential Servicestoo few2
Iahmtoo few2
Leonard Green & Partners L.P.too few2
Mattel HQtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $125,000 24
Mid-level · Level II $166,000 45
Senior · Level III $203,195 28
Expert · Level IV $260,000 33

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$107,370$125,00024
Mid-level · Level II$150,259$166,00045
Senior · Level III$193,149$203,19528
Expert · Level IV$245,066$260,00033

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.