Full Stack Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 77 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Long Beach.

Median salary$129,667
Middle 50%$103k–$150k
vs. national median+15%comparison median $112,986
Filings77FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,666 and $213,179.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,600
25th$103,000
50th (median)$129,667
75th$150,000
90th$181,823

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $94,000 (36 filings) FY2021: median $106,500 (48 filings) FY2022: median $116,387 (52 filings) FY2023: median $118,111 (38 filings) FY2024: median $121,222 (37 filings) FY2025: median $126,942 (36 filings) FY2026: median $130,000 (41 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 48 filings FY21 FY2022: 52 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 37 filings FY24 FY2025: 36 filings FY25 FY2026: 41 filings FY26 52
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$101,53836
FY2021$106,500$99,632$130,00048
FY2022$116,387$96,907$127,65652
FY2023$118,111$95,686$147,30838
FY2024$121,222$99,008$130,74937
FY2025$126,942$102,357$135,00036
FY2026$130,000$105,000$157,12341

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Full Stack Developer salary of $129,667 is worth about $114,200 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
City National Banktoo few8
Viant Technologytoo few6
Integrated Support Solutionstoo few3
4th Dimension EMRtoo few2
Blue Swan Technologiestoo few2
FedExtoo few2
Paigetoo few2
Private National Mortgage Acceptance Companytoo few2
Rennel Techtoo few2
SAG-Producers Pension Plantoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $102,500 19
Mid-level · Level II $130,000 38
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $187,500 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.