Mid-level Medical School Professor salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$131,000

Middle 50%$100.4k–$149.1k

vs. all levels here+12%comparison median $116,500

Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,727 and $245,118.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$98,727
25th	$100,387
50th (median)	$131,000
75th	$149,100
90th	$204,800

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$111,125	$84,261	$225,000	15
FY2022	$89,760	$79,763	$171,350	11
FY2023	–	–	–	6
FY2024	$107,300	$103,053	$115,000	13
FY2025	$131,000	$99,679	$149,100	11
FY2026	–	–	–	4

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Medical School Professor salary of $131,000 is worth about $115,400 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 $131,000, 3% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
The University of Southern California	too few	7
University Of California, Irvine	too few	3
University of California, Los Angeles	too few	2
Western University Of Health Sciences	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$64,330	$111,900	63
Mid-level · Level II	$98,727	$131,000	15

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.