Transportation Planner salary in Los Angeles, CA
Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Lawndale.
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $74,290 |
| 25th | $76,000 |
| 50th (median) | $90,000 |
| 75th | $96,300 |
| 90th | $126,255 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | – | – | – | 9 |
| FY2021 | – | – | – | 8 |
| FY2022 | $65,000 | $61,525 | $78,025 | 14 |
| FY2023 | $82,450 | $69,400 | $96,525 | 12 |
| FY2024 | $82,000 | $75,697 | $187,470 | 10 |
| FY2025 | $79,975 | $75,750 | $91,250 | 12 |
| FY2026 | $91,354 | $86,077 | $113,010 | 11 |
Cost of living
Los Angeles's median Transportation Planner salary of $90,000 is worth about $79,200 at national average prices.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).
Compared with all workers here
All Transportation Planners in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $100,550 in May 2025 (710 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 10% lower.
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
| Employer | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Fehr & Peers | too few | 5 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | too few | 3 |
| WSP | too few | 2 |
| Cambridge Systematics | too few | 2 |
| University Of California, Irvine | 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 | too few | 7 |
| Mid-level · Level II | – | 0 |
| Senior · Level III | – | 0 |
| Expert · Level IV | – | 0 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.