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 |