Mid-level Operations Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, City Of Industry, Culver City, Gardena, Woodland Hills.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$123,584

Middle 50%$111.3k–$139.4k

vs. all levels here+1%comparison median $122,737

Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,257 and $168,331.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$108,014
25th	$111,250
50th (median)	$123,584
75th	$139,378
90th	$145,500

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	$101,962	$101,962	$115,000	17
FY2021	$101,356	$100,426	$107,980	10
FY2022	$106,361	$101,940	$127,500	14
FY2023	$100,000	$97,344	$124,800	11
FY2024	$110,300	$105,688	$130,000	19
FY2025	$120,000	$108,014	$126,945	20
FY2026	$140,800	$131,550	$148,750	10

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median mid-level Operations Manager salary of $123,584 is worth about $108,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $125,830 in May 2025 (104,610 employed). The H-1B median here is $123,584, 2% 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
Modern Animal	too few	2
Panda Express	too few	2
Square Enix	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	$72,628	34
Mid-level · Level II	$123,584	30
Senior · Level III	$168,522	12
Expert · Level IV	$216,549	14

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	$69,368	$72,628	34
Mid-level · Level II	$108,014	$123,584	30
Senior · Level III	$146,640	$168,522	12
Expert · Level IV	$185,286	$216,549	14

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.