Expert Management Consultant salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 99 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$160,000
Middle 50%$152.8k–$223.7k
vs. all levels here+42%comparison median $112,986
Filings99FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $137,114 and $309,821.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,114
25th$152,802
50th (median)$160,000
75th$223,700
90th$250,580

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $155k $200k FY2020: median $129,397 (72 filings) FY2021: median $144,200 (47 filings) FY2022: median $144,200 (55 filings) FY2023: median $157,500 (48 filings) FY2024: median $137,114 (52 filings) FY2025: median $150,000 (49 filings) FY2026: median $187,000 (50 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 72 filings FY20 FY2021: 47 filings FY21 FY2022: 55 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 52 filings FY24 FY2025: 49 filings FY25 FY2026: 50 filings FY26 72
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$129,397$122,549$158,46972
FY2021$144,200$128,794$185,13047
FY2022$144,200$137,654$196,55055
FY2023$157,500$129,293$220,50048
FY2024$137,114$121,763$191,49852
FY2025$150,000$137,114$216,30049
FY2026$187,000$155,605$224,55050

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Management Consultant salary of $160,000 is worth about $140,900 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 $160,000, 52% 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
Infosys$137,11413
Boston Consulting Grouptoo few7
TikToktoo few5
Accenturetoo few3
EYtoo few3
DoorDashtoo few3
Slalomtoo few3
Transom Consulting Grouptoo few3
Appletoo few2
Deloittetoo 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.