Entry-level Management Consultant salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 135 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Commerce, Rosemead, City Of Industry.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$66,934
Middle 50%$64.7k–$75k
vs. all levels here−41%comparison median $112,986
Filings135FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,709 and $112,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,709
25th$64,710
50th (median)$66,934
75th$75,000
90th$109,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $58,016 (68 filings) FY2021: median $60,000 (53 filings) FY2022: median $64,480 (55 filings) FY2023: median $61,680 (54 filings) FY2024: median $60,400 (64 filings) FY2025: median $66,560 (93 filings) FY2026: median $71,225 (42 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 68 filings FY20 FY2021: 53 filings FY21 FY2022: 55 filings FY22 FY2023: 54 filings FY23 FY2024: 64 filings FY24 FY2025: 93 filings FY25 FY2026: 42 filings FY26 93
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$58,016$57,283$63,60068
FY2021$60,000$59,010$76,94753
FY2022$64,480$62,962$84,35655
FY2023$61,680$60,653$92,35154
FY2024$60,400$58,198$71,88964
FY2025$66,560$64,709$72,00093
FY2026$71,225$66,934$101,44042

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median entry-level Management Consultant salary of $66,934 is worth about $58,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $104,930 in May 2025 (37,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,934, 36% lower.

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
McKinsey & Companytoo few6
Boston Consulting Grouptoo few6
TikToktoo few4
Cal Royal Productstoo few3
Dks Steel Door And Frame Systemstoo few3
EVGatewaytoo few3
Jacob Emrani, A Professionaltoo few3
Applied Medical Resourcestoo few2
Dtc Sgtoo few2
Howard Realty Partnerstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,934 135
Mid-level · Level II $96,500 173
Senior · Level III $140,000 79
Expert · Level IV $160,000 99

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$64,709$66,934135
Mid-level · Level II$96,491$96,500173
Senior · Level III$112,986$140,00079
Expert · Level IV$155,605$160,00099

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.