Web Developer salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irvine, Glendora, Long Beach, Mission Viejo, Monterey Park.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$79,040
Middle 50%$78.7k–$101.8k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $85,000
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,600 and $138,005.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,160
25th$78,666
50th (median)$79,040
75th$101,754
90th$105,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $63,586 (53 filings) FY2021: median $81,078 (23 filings) FY2022: median $66,997 (34 filings) FY2023: median $68,250 (12 filings) FY2024: median $77,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $79,040 (16 filings) FY2026: median $79,770 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 53 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 34 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 53
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$63,586$60,840$78,18753
FY2021$81,078$63,586$84,67723
FY2022$66,997$66,186$84,67734
FY2023$68,250$66,997$77,75012
FY2024$77,000$56,056$111,28723
FY2025$79,040$73,466$82,57316
FY2026$79,770$78,666$101,84220

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Web Developer salary of $79,040 is worth about $69,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $107,290 in May 2025 (2,310 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,040, 26% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
Blue Swan Technologiestoo few3
Cognifyar Technologiestoo few2
Daya Freighttoo few2
The University of Southern Californiatoo few2
Yimu Internationaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $79,040 21
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$78,666$79,04021

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.