Developer salary in Los Angeles
213 developer roles in Los Angeles, from 97 employers and posted Oct 20–27, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $134K and the median top is $200K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $103K to $167K, and the middle half of the tops from $163K to $240K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 260 developer roles in Los Angeles RoleWeek lists, 213 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together and shown apart under By level. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $103K | $134K | $167K |
| Top of the posted range | $163K | $200K | $240K |
Not counted: 27 roles list no salary and 20 list pay by the hour. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
By level
| Level | Roles | Bottom of range median, middle half | Top of range median, middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid level | 75 | $120K $94K–$132K | $163K $135K–$195K |
| Senior | 57 | $140K $118K–$161K | $207K $183K–$230K |
| Staff+ | 39 | $171K $141K–$191K | $225K $197K–$289K |
| Manager | 22 | $134K $117K–$160K | $232K $217K–$264K |
| Director+ | 12 | $197K $171K–$250K | $337K $257K–$400K |
Level is RoleWeek’s reading of each posting. A level with fewer than 10 roles that list a yearly range is left out.
By role type
| Role type | Roles | Median bottom | Median top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 69 | $130K | $202K |
| Data | 25 | $130K | $212K |
| Machine Learning & AI | 23 | $143K | $230K |
| Security | 28 | $133K | $200K |
| IT & Infrastructure | 27 | $128K | $190K |
Role types with fewer than 15 roles that list a yearly range, or that repeat this page, have no page of their own.
Roles that list a yearly salary
Showing 24 of 213, newest first. Show all developer roles in Los Angeles that list a salary
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Palomar ProductsRancho Santa Margarita, CAOn-site$80K–$115K/yrC++RTOSNo account neededSenior Software Engineer (Applications), Full Stack
Edwards LifesciencesIrvine, CA$108K–$153K/yrAWSGCPDirector, Data Engineering
FOXLos Angeles, CAHybrid$179K–$209K/yrAWSDatabricks10+ yrsManager/Senior Manager - Data Science
AxtriaThousand Oaks, CA$119.5K–$163.9K/yrSparkXGBoostNo account needed5+ yrsOluKai, melin, Roark (Tradewind Services) Lead Data Engineer
ArchipelagocosIrvine, CAOn-site$160K–$198K/yrSnowflakeBigQuery5+ yrsSoftware Engineer, ES&D Low Voltage
Rivian and Volkswagen Group TechnologiesIrvine, CAHybrid$107K–$147.1K/yrC++2+ yrsFront-End Software Engineer II
Relativity SpaceLong Beach, CA$130K–$196K/yrReactTypeScriptNo account neededMidBacked by General CatalystAerospace Software Testbed Development Engineer
The Aerospace CorporationEl Segundo, CA$100.3K–$175.9K/yrPythonJava4+ yrsSenior Site Reliability Engineer, Edge Devices
AndurilIrvine, CA$182K–$243K/yrComputer VisionLinuxNo account needed4+ yrsBacked by a16zEnterprise AI Architecture Director
AccentureLos Angeles, Kirkland +41Hybrid$122.7K–$338.3K/yr2+ yrsSenior Security Engineer
RainmakerEl Segundo, CAOn-site$128K–$225K/yrAWSPythonNo account neededBlocks Developer / Engineer II
Parsec AutomationAnaheim, CAHybrid$120K–$140K/yr.NETSQLNo account neededMidAI Prompt Engineer
CACILong Beach, CAOn-site$61.1K–$122.2K/yrLLMsRAG1+ yrsAssistant Manager Cybersecurity-Hybrid
Logix Federal Credit UnionValencia, CAHybrid$139K–$222.3K/yrZero TrustPenetration Testing5+ yrsData Engineer
Motorola SolutionsLos Angeles, CA$110K–$150K/yrSnowflakeBigQuery3+ yrsStaff Front-End Software Engineer
Relativity SpaceLong Beach, CA$181K–$271K/yrTypeScriptReactNo account needed8+ yrsBacked by General CatalystData Scientist
CenterfieldLos Angeles, CAHybrid$95K–$115K/yrLLMsSQL2+ yrsSite Reliability Engineer, Edge Devices
AndurilIrvine, CA$147K–$196K/yrComputer VisionLinuxNo account needed3+ yrsBacked by a16zEntry-level Software Engineer–Developers
BoeingEl Segundo, CAOn-site$83.3K–$112.7K/yrJavaC++Member of Technical Staff - iOS
FavoritedSanta Monica, CAHybrid$150K–$200K/yrSwiftAndroid5+ yrsBacked by a16zMid-Career Software Engineer
CHAOS IndustriesEl Segundo, CA$150K–$240K/yrPythonLinuxNo account needed10+ yrsBacked by AccelSoftware Engineer II
Parsec AutomationAnaheim, CAHybrid$120K–$140K/yr.NETAzureNo account neededMidPerception Engineer, Missile Defense
True AnomalyLong Beach, DenverOn-site$125K–$270K/yrC++PythonNo account needed2+ yrs
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: Developer jobs in Los Angeles (260 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.