Expert Full Stack Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Long Beach.

Median salary$187,500
Middle 50%$178.2k–$212.3k
vs. all levels here+45%comparison median $129,667
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $144,562 and $213,179.
PercentileSalary
10th$172,665
25th$178,240
50th (median)$187,500
75th$212,314
90th$213,179

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Full Stack Developer salary of $187,500 is worth about $165,100 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
City National Banktoo few6

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.