Senior IT Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 112 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Santa Monica, El Segundo, Torrance.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$210,013
Middle 50%$200.5k–$229.4k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $200,985
Filings112FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $192,899 and $336,782.
PercentileSalary
10th$192,899
25th$200,461
50th (median)$210,013
75th$229,416
90th$255,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $190k $230k FY2020: median $168,000 (83 filings) FY2021: median $178,838 (62 filings) FY2022: median $191,000 (81 filings) FY2023: median $187,500 (90 filings) FY2024: median $195,095 (58 filings) FY2025: median $210,000 (83 filings) FY2026: median $215,000 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 83 filings FY20 FY2021: 62 filings FY21 FY2022: 81 filings FY22 FY2023: 90 filings FY23 FY2024: 58 filings FY24 FY2025: 83 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 90
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$168,000$154,215$179,70083
FY2021$178,838$171,122$194,37562
FY2022$191,000$184,163$205,00081
FY2023$187,500$175,000$210,97590
FY2024$195,095$183,702$210,94958
FY2025$210,000$200,000$233,50083
FY2026$215,000$200,970$224,00029

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior IT Manager salary of $210,013 is worth about $184,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $204,370 in May 2025 (23,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $210,013, 3% higher.

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
EY$218,48923
Amazontoo few7
PwCtoo few6
ADPtoo few2
Metatoo few2
Alignment Healthcare, Inctoo few2
Alteryxtoo few2
Confluenttoo few2
Fox Cable Network Servicestoo few2
GEP Administrative Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $141,676 52
Mid-level · Level II $176,800 171
Senior · Level III $210,013 112
Expert · Level IV $250,000 158

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$126,630$141,67652
Mid-level · Level II$159,765$176,800171
Senior · Level III$192,899$210,013112
Expert · Level IV$237,141$250,000158

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.