Salaries in Los Angeles.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.18x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$405,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$163,000

Industrial IoT Engineer

Entry Level

$40,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Los Angeles, CA has a cost-of-living index of 1.18x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $405,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $163,000. Los Angeles blends a thriving entertainment industry with a growing tech and startup ecosystem, often called Silicon Beach.

About the Los Angeles market

Los Angeles blends a thriving entertainment industry with a growing tech and startup ecosystem, often called Silicon Beach. The city's diverse economy spans aerospace, healthcare, fashion, and gaming. LA offers strong salaries that, while below San Francisco levels, pair with a broader lifestyle appeal and lower housing costs relative to the Bay Area.

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Top 50 salaries in Los Angeles

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$405,000	$344,000 – $526,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$405,000	$316,000 – $526,000
3	SVP of Product	$390,000	$331,000 – $507,000
4	SVP of Data	$390,000	$331,000 – $507,000
5	Chief Science Officer	$380,000	$297,000 – $495,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$378,000	$294,000 – $491,000
7	SVP of Technology	$378,000	$321,000 – $492,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$377,000	$280,000 – $486,000
9	VP of Platform Engineering	$372,000	$317,000 – $484,000
10	VP of Cloud	$372,000	$317,000 – $484,000
11	VP of Support Engineering	$372,000	$317,000 – $484,000
12	SVP of Engineering	$371,000	$315,000 – $482,000
13	SVP of Finance	$371,000	$316,000 – $482,000
14	VP of Machine Learning	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
15	CTO	$368,000	$287,000 – $479,000
16	VP of IT	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
17	VP of Infrastructure	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
18	VP of Analytics	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
19	VP of Information Security	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
20	VP of Technical Support	$368,000	$314,000 – $479,000
21	SVP of AI Innovation	$367,000	$312,000 – $477,000
22	VP of Data Engineering	$365,000	$311,000 – $474,000
23	VP of Data	$365,000	$311,000 – $474,000
24	VP of Information Technology	$365,000	$311,000 – $474,000
25	VP of Database Engineering	$365,000	$311,000 – $474,000
26	SVP of Sales	$365,000	$284,000 – $474,000
27	SVP of Strategy	$365,000	$284,000 – $474,000
28	Senior Head of Security	$362,000	$308,000 – $471,000
29	VP of Data Science	$361,000	$307,000 – $470,000
30	VP of Finance	$361,000	$307,000 – $469,000
31	VP of Privacy	$361,000	$307,000 – $470,000
32	VP of Security	$361,000	$307,000 – $470,000
33	VP of Network Engineering	$361,000	$307,000 – $470,000
34	VP of Application Engineering	$361,000	$307,000 – $470,000
35	Chief Legal Officer	$358,000	$279,000 – $465,000
36	Chief Strategy Officer	$358,000	$280,000 – $466,000
37	VP of Partner Engineering	$358,000	$304,000 – $465,000
38	VP of Reliability Engineering	$358,000	$304,000 – $465,000
39	Chief Growth Officer	$356,000	$277,000 – $463,000
40	Chief Risk Officer	$356,000	$277,000 – $463,000
41	Senior VP of Design	$355,000	$278,000 – $461,000
42	VP of Engineering	$354,000	$301,000 – $460,000
43	VP of AI	$354,000	$301,000 – $460,000
44	VP of Field Engineering	$354,000	$301,000 – $460,000
45	VP of Security Engineering	$354,000	$301,000 – $460,000
46	VP of Core Engineering	$354,000	$301,000 – $460,000
47	Chief Transformation Officer	$352,000	$275,000 – $458,000
48	VP of AI Product	$350,000	$298,000 – $456,000
49	Chief Architect	$350,000	$298,000 – $456,000
50	SVP of Business Development	$350,000	$272,000 – $455,000

Tax considerations

California's 13.3% top state income tax rate applies to LA earners as well. There is no city income tax, but the high state rate makes take home pay lower than cities in no income tax states.

Negotiating in Los Angeles

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