Senior Management Consultant salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 79 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, Commerce, Rosemead, City Of Industry.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$140,000
Middle 50%$126k–$190k
vs. all levels here+24%comparison median $112,986
Filings79FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $112,986 and $236,429.
PercentileSalary
10th$112,986
25th$126,048
50th (median)$140,000
75th$190,000
90th$203,360

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $125,454 (51 filings) FY2021: median $112,757 (45 filings) FY2022: median $135,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $138,758 (36 filings) FY2024: median $119,000 (35 filings) FY2025: median $160,000 (47 filings) FY2026: median $138,625 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 51 filings FY20 FY2021: 45 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 47 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 51
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$125,454$105,539$165,00051
FY2021$112,757$105,539$149,00045
FY2022$135,000$115,003$175,00041
FY2023$138,758$106,413$188,10036
FY2024$119,000$100,568$175,00035
FY2025$160,000$118,900$190,00047
FY2026$138,625$126,672$186,25032

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior Management Consultant salary of $140,000 is worth about $123,300 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 $140,000, 33% 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
McKinsey & Companytoo few9
Boston Consulting Grouptoo few8
Infosystoo few6
Accenturetoo few3
EYtoo few3
Bain & Companytoo few3
Edwards Lifesciencestoo few3
L.E.K. Consultingtoo few3
TikToktoo few2
Connor Grouptoo 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.