Los Angeles
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United States · Tech Hub
Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the US and the entertainment capital of the world. Beyond Hollywood, LA has a growing tech scene (Silicon Beach), a robust healthcare sector, and significant aerospace and defense industries. The cost of living is high but below San Francisco and New York, making it an attractive alternative for tech workers.
Median Salary
$65 000,00
CoL Index
85,00
Population
3 898 747
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
85,00
Rent
88,00
Groceries
82,00
Restaurants
85,00
Transport
80,00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $187 000,00 | $134 640,00 | $136 000,00 | $323 000,00 |
| Engineering Manager | $148 750,00 | $107 100,00 | $114 750,00 | $212 500,00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $136 000,00 | $97 920,00 | $93 500,00 | $212 500,00 |
| Cloud Architect | $131 750,00 | $94 860,00 | $97 750,00 | $191 250,00 |
| Tech Lead | $131 750,00 | $94 860,00 | $97 750,00 | $187 000,00 |
| ML Engineer | $119 000,00 | $85 680,00 | $85 000,00 | $178 500,00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $114 750,00 | $82 620,00 | $80 750,00 | $170 000,00 |
| Security Engineer | $110 500,00 | $79 560,00 | $78 200,00 | $165 750,00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $110 500,00 | $79 560,00 | $76 500,00 | $170 000,00 |
| Product Manager | $110 500,00 | $79 560,00 | $76 500,00 | $170 000,00 |
| Data Scientist | $106 250,00 | $76 500,00 | $72 250,00 | $161 500,00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $106 250,00 | $76 500,00 | $74 800,00 | $161 500,00 |
| Data Engineer | $102 000,00 | $73 440,00 | $69 700,00 | $157 250,00 |
| Software Engineer | $102 000,00 | $73 440,00 | $72 250,00 | $157 250,00 |
| Backend Developer | $97 750,00 | $70 380,00 | $68 000,00 | $148 750,00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $95 200,00 | $68 544,00 | $66 300,00 | $144 500,00 |
| Mobile Developer | $93 500,00 | $67 320,00 | $63 750,00 | $142 800,00 |
| Frontend Developer | $89 250,00 | $64 260,00 | $61 200,00 | $136 000,00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $85 000,00 | $61 200,00 | $57 800,00 | $127 500,00 |
| QA Engineer | $72 250,00 | $52 020,00 | $49 300,00 | $106 250,00 |