Java Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 47 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Glendale, Pasadena, Inglewood, Woodland Hills.

Median salary$104,000
Middle 50%$83.6k–$129.7k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $105,997
Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,867 and $240,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,637
25th$83,637
50th (median)$104,000
75th$129,667
90th$145,820

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $94,000 (66 filings) FY2021: median $99,632 (65 filings) FY2022: median $96,907 (59 filings) FY2023: median $102,750 (41 filings) FY2024: median $118,746 (28 filings) FY2025: median $116,390 (28 filings) FY2026: median $85,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 66 filings FY20 FY2021: 65 filings FY21 FY2022: 59 filings FY22 FY2023: 41 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 66
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$110,00066
FY2021$99,632$96,907$116,40065
FY2022$96,907$75,462$101,00059
FY2023$102,750$95,000$121,26441
FY2024$118,746$101,676$121,25428
FY2025$116,390$91,728$129,66728
FY2026$85,000$83,637$135,83419

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Java Developer salary of $104,000 is worth about $91,600 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Beaconfire Staffing Solutionstoo few6
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)too few4
Pgh Tech Laddertoo few4
3i INFOTECHtoo few3
Globant It Servicestoo few3
Shrive Solutionstoo few2
Techladdertoo few2
TekInvaderZtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $102,232 10
Mid-level · Level II $96,460 30
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.