Mid-level Full Stack Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Pasadena, Santa Ana, Long Beach.

Median salary$130,000
Middle 50%$126.9k–$137.3k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $129,667
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,666 and $186,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,448
25th$126,942
50th (median)$130,000
75th$137,250
90th$158,539

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $93,912 (27 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (25 filings) FY2022: median $104,150 (23 filings) FY2023: median $107,500 (16 filings) FY2024: median $124,082 (12 filings) FY2025: median $128,500 (16 filings) FY2026: median $130,000 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 25 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 27
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$93,912$93,891$99,66627
FY2021$100,000$99,632$108,00025
FY2022$104,150$96,907$112,20023
FY2023$107,500$102,544$121,22216
FY2024$124,082$121,222$130,00012
FY2025$128,500$126,942$135,00016
FY2026$130,000$105,300$141,39822

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Full Stack Developer salary of $130,000 is worth about $114,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Viant Technologytoo few5
4th Dimension EMRtoo few2
Blue Swan Technologiestoo few2
City National Banktoo few2
Paigetoo few2
Studyfetchtoo 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.