Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pasadena, Orange, Irvine, Gardena.

Median salary$140,304
Middle 50%$124k–$166.6k
vs. national median+22%comparison median $115,000
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $98,811 and $182,986.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,928
25th$123,999
50th (median)$140,304
75th$166,617
90th$179,812

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $130k $170k FY2020: median $107,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $118,290 (17 filings) FY2022: median $119,226 (38 filings) FY2023: median $116,041 (21 filings) FY2025: median $139,332 (23 filings) FY2026: median $155,004 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 38
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$107,000$84,510$115,00013
FY2021$118,290$108,909$153,84417
FY2022$119,226$100,914$132,44238
FY2023$116,041$97,044$148,31021
FY2024–––9
FY2025$139,332$123,535$162,58023
FY2026$155,004$129,671$173,01211

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Software Developer (Non-R&D) salary of $140,304 is worth about $123,500 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of California, Los Angeles$159,56521
The University of Southern Californiatoo few4
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centertoo few2
Loyola Marymount Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $155,004 17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$123,843$155,00417

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.