Pediatrician salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sun Valley, Lancaster, Compton, Huntington Beach, Pacoima.

Also listed as: Physician Pediatrician

Median salary$250,000
Middle 50%$234.3k–$280k
vs. national median+17%comparison median $213,408
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,251 and $287,452.
PercentileSalary
10th$197,000
25th$234,260
50th (median)$250,000
75th$280,000
90th$287,452

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Pediatrician salary of $250,000 is worth about $220,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Pediatricians, General in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $176,900 in May 2025 (3,080 employed). The H-1B median here is $250,000, 41% higher.

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
JWCH Institutetoo few4
AltaMed Health Servicestoo few2
SFV Health Centertoo few2
St. John's Well Child and Family Centertoo few2
Unicare Community Health Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.