Entry-level Systems Analyst salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Torrance, Aliso Viejo, Pasadena, Newport Beach.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$83,200
Middle 50%$80k–$84k
vs. all levels here−27%comparison median $114,003
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $79,248 and $102,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,248
25th$80,000
50th (median)$83,200
75th$84,000
90th$90,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $68,952 (30 filings) FY2021: median $72,946 (33 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (35 filings) FY2023: median $74,000 (34 filings) FY2024: median $77,500 (36 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (25 filings) FY2026: median $83,200 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 30 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 34 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 36
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$68,952$61,110$75,00030
FY2021$72,946$68,952$86,96533
FY2022$80,000$72,259$87,48535
FY2023$74,000$73,757$79,32534
FY2024$77,500$77,293$83,65036
FY2025$80,000$79,248$83,20025
FY2026$83,200$83,200$87,77020

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median entry-level Systems Analyst salary of $83,200 is worth about $73,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $121,560 in May 2025 (16,900 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,200, 32% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
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H-Town Technologiestoo few2
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Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $83,200 45
Mid-level · Level II $103,605 171
Senior · Level III $124,800 89
Expert · Level IV $154,500 89

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$83,200$83,20045
Mid-level · Level II$99,611$103,605171
Senior · Level III$124,010$124,80089
Expert · Level IV$144,414$154,50089

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.