Senior Market Research Analyst salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 165 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, City Of Industry, Pasadena, Santa Monica.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$95,000
Middle 50%$93.1k–$108.2k
vs. all levels here+30%comparison median $73,000
Filings165FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,757 and $244,925.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,000
25th$93,080
50th (median)$95,000
75th$108,200
90th$143,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $75,000 (40 filings) FY2021: median $83,242 (42 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (61 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (50 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (56 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (63 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (102 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 40 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 50 filings FY23 FY2024: 56 filings FY24 FY2025: 63 filings FY25 FY2026: 102 filings FY26 102
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$75,000$71,867$80,00040
FY2021$83,242$75,000$95,00042
FY2022$80,000$75,000$105,00061
FY2023$85,000$80,000$112,75050
FY2024$90,000$80,000$131,72556
FY2025$100,000$87,500$122,50063
FY2026$95,000$93,325$102,820102

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median senior Market Research Analyst salary of $95,000 is worth about $83,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $82,990 in May 2025 (39,390 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,000, 14% 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
TikTok$145,00013
Amazontoo few9
Googletoo few7
Appletoo few3
FWD.ustoo few3
Netstar (Us)too few3
American Honda Motortoo few2
ByteDancetoo few2
Cognitive Leap Solutionstoo few2
Drapify Hometoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $53,040 419
Mid-level · Level II $74,690 430
Senior · Level III $95,000 165
Expert · Level IV $127,960 113

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$48,693$53,040419
Mid-level · Level II$72,883$74,690430
Senior · Level III$93,080$95,000165
Expert · Level IV$113,256$127,960113

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.