Mid-level Java Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Glendale, Pasadena, Inglewood, Woodland Hills.

Median salary$96,460
Middle 50%$83.6k–$129.7k
vs. all levels here−7%comparison median $104,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,405 and $142,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,637
25th$83,637
50th (median)$96,460
75th$129,667
90th$135,880

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $93,900 (39 filings) FY2021: median $99,632 (38 filings) FY2022: median $97,200 (26 filings) FY2023: median $103,334 (28 filings) FY2024: median $121,222 (14 filings) FY2025: median $126,942 (17 filings) FY2026: median $85,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 38 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 28 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 39
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$93,900$93,891$99,63239
FY2021$99,632$97,100$100,00038
FY2022$97,200$96,907$100,00026
FY2023$103,334$102,544$121,38928
FY2024$121,222$110,021$121,26114
FY2025$126,942$91,728$129,66717
FY2026$85,000$83,637$129,66713

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Java Developer salary of $96,460 is worth about $84,900 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Beaconfire Staffing Solutionstoo few5
Pgh Tech Laddertoo few4
3i INFOTECHtoo few3
Globant It Servicestoo few3
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.