Medical School Professor salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 86 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Orange, Fullerton, Pomona, Irvine, Long Beach.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$116,500
Middle 50%$83.1k–$180k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $140,000
Filings86FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,039 and $488,889.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,440
25th$83,059
50th (median)$116,500
75th$180,000
90th$286,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $111,400 (33 filings) FY2021: median $99,700 (45 filings) FY2022: median $80,056 (46 filings) FY2023: median $92,100 (63 filings) FY2024: median $103,053 (66 filings) FY2025: median $101,816 (60 filings) FY2026: median $133,163 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 45 filings FY21 FY2022: 46 filings FY22 FY2023: 63 filings FY23 FY2024: 66 filings FY24 FY2025: 60 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 66
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$111,400$84,650$185,00033
FY2021$99,700$80,000$215,25045
FY2022$80,056$71,895$128,00346
FY2023$92,100$77,575$131,20063
FY2024$103,053$72,000$134,65066
FY2025$101,816$80,000$180,00060
FY2026$133,163$95,491$185,27026

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Medical School Professor salary of $116,500 is worth about $102,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $134,590 in May 2025 (8,410 employed). The H-1B median here is $116,500, 13% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of California, Los Angeles$150,50035
The University of Southern California$82,99227
University Of California, Irvinetoo few9
California State University, Fullertontoo few3
Western University Of Health Sciencestoo few3
Cardiotek Perfusion Servicestoo few2
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicinetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $111,900 63
Mid-level · Level II $131,000 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$64,330$111,90063
Mid-level · Level II$98,727$131,00015

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.