Expert Solutions Architect salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, El Segundo, Torrance, Brea, Santa Monica.

Median salary$182,279

Middle 50%$153.2k–$200.6k

vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $154,654

Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k$275k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,777 and $240,300.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$138,486
25th	$153,218
50th (median)	$182,279
75th	$200,638
90th	$227,348

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	$145,435	$140,495	$162,400	38
FY2021	$160,754	$139,818	$170,000	33
FY2022	$151,694	$146,000	$169,000	31
FY2023	$156,832	$147,410	$187,500	29
FY2024	$164,900	$150,000	$179,000	14
FY2025	$176,134	$143,732	$193,876	22
FY2026	$196,500	$180,924	$213,350	16

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median expert Solutions Architect salary of $182,279 is worth about $160,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	too few	4
HCLTech	too few	2
City National Bank	too few	2
Hypr	too few	2
Monogram Technologies	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	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$129,667	34
Senior · Level III	$155,889	36
Expert · Level IV	$182,279	38

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.