Expert Multimedia Artist salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 35 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Santa Monica, Culver City, Woodland Hills, Glendale.

Also listed as: Technical Artist, Concept Artist

Median salary$161,907
Middle 50%$155.9k–$168.2k
vs. all levels here+26%comparison median $128,335
Filings35FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $152,734 and $216,270.
PercentileSalary
10th$152,734
25th$155,935
50th (median)$161,907
75th$168,162
90th$197,400

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $145k $190k FY2020: median $118,619 (23 filings) FY2021: median $142,500 (14 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (23 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $172,450 (14 filings) FY2025: median $166,100 (20 filings) FY2026: median $159,135 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 23 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 23
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$118,619$107,500$137,02723
FY2021$142,500$136,181$168,99014
FY2022$140,000$139,214$180,00023
FY2023$140,000$125,250$150,00022
FY2024$172,450$167,523$198,67014
FY2025$166,100$161,907$187,20920
FY2026$159,135$152,734$162,32615

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Multimedia Artist salary of $161,907 is worth about $142,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Multimedia Artists and Animators in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $124,590 in May 2025 (4,650 employed). The H-1B median here is $161,907, 30% 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
Snaptoo few8
Appletoo few7
Tencent Americatoo few5
Activision Publishingtoo few4
Blizzard Entertainmenttoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $86,278 39
Mid-level · Level II $120,000 44
Senior · Level III $135,400 33
Expert · Level IV $161,907 35

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$80,392$86,27839
Mid-level · Level II$107,557$120,00044
Senior · Level III$134,742$135,40033
Expert · Level IV$161,907$161,90735

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.