Project Manager salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 244 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Culver City, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Rosemead.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$112,341
Middle 50%$90.2k–$135k
vs. national median−6%comparison median $120,000
Filings244FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,726 and $220,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,974
25th$90,168
50th (median)$112,341
75th$135,000
90th$165,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2022: median $86,101 (16 filings) FY2023: median $102,000 (43 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (77 filings) FY2025: median $110,000 (105 filings) FY2026: median $112,341 (139 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 43 filings FY23 FY2024: 77 filings FY24 FY2025: 105 filings FY25 FY2026: 139 filings FY26 139
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–––4
FY2021–––3
FY2022$86,101$76,919$132,50016
FY2023$102,000$83,086$122,00043
FY2024$100,000$78,000$120,00077
FY2025$110,000$88,109$135,000105
FY2026$112,341$90,168$134,900139

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Project Manager salary of $112,341 is worth about $98,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $108,310 in May 2025 (38,540 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,341, 4% 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
Infosys$112,34114
TikTok$118,00013
Amazon$107,67110
E2 Consulting Engineerstoo few7
Balboa Bay Partnerstoo few6
Safran Passenger Innovationstoo few6
Globant It Servicestoo few5
Arbtoo few4
AVSAR Construction Developmenttoo few4
Cumming Management Grouptoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,987 62
Mid-level · Level II $95,000 71
Senior · Level III $113,199 46
Expert · Level IV $155,692 58

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$67,974$68,98762
Mid-level · Level II$90,168$95,00071
Senior · Level III$112,341$113,19946
Expert · Level IV$134,534$155,69258

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.