Jobs in Los Angeles, CA: pay, hiring and remote work
In Los Angeles, 65.2% of the 3,429 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $147,500 a year. 6.8% are remote, 10.9% are entry level, and 39.6% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $157,500 posted salary in the Los Angeles area buys about what $138,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 14% above the national average.
Housing costs run 70% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
62.4% of open job postings list a pay range, 4th of 99 metro areas.
41.1% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 44 days), 10th highest of 99 metro areas.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($56,000) is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars, 75th of 99 metro areas.
Los Angeles compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
3,429open postings from 557 employers
65.2%list a pay range (#6 of 71 published cities)
$147,500median posted pay (middle half: $110,000 to $183,500), from 2123 postings with pay
6.8%remote, 0.8% hybrid
43 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 39.6% over 60 days
$56,000official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
10.9%entry-level postings
CA requires employers to include a pay range in job postings (since 2023).
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.8% in 2026-08 (5.8% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across California, employers had 674,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.6% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 15.6% below its February 2020 level and 1.3% lower than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay vs official wages
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Closest official occupation
Official median wage (BLS, May 2025)
Software developers
$181,500 146 postings
software developers
$161,000
People and recruiting
$122,500 31 postings
human resources specialists
$80,000
Official wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics median annual wage for all workers in that occupation in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area. Posted pay is the middle of the ranges in open postings, so the two measure different things: pay for open jobs versus pay for everyone already employed.
Posted pay by kind of job in Los Angeles
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Software developers
$181,500
146
Legal and compliance
$174,000
86
Software engineering
$170,000
55
Security and IT
$167,500
57
Nursing and clinical care
$161,500
12
Engineering (other)
$152,500
131
Marketing
$150,000
94
Data and analytics
$144,000
32
Finance and accounting
$137,500
59
Product and design
$135,000
63
Operations and logistics
$130,000
95
Sales
$130,000
176
Customer support and success
$122,500
26
People and recruiting
$122,500
31
Accountants
$101,500
11
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Software & Technology
1026
Other
542
Media & Entertainment
363
Retail & E-commerce
291
Consulting & Professional Services
251
Real Estate & Construction
219
Logistics & Transportation
187
Healthcare & Life Sciences
177
Manufacturing & Industrial
151
Financial Services
111
Government & Nonprofit
61
Insurance
17
Employers with the most openings
K2spacecorporation: 207 postings
Antares: 164 postings
Apex Technology Inc: 131 postings
Generalmatter: 113 postings
DoorDash USA: 108 postings
What applications ask in Los Angeles
Among 860 application forms we read: 36.9% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 57.4% ask about visa sponsorship, 56.5% include the equal-opportunity section, and 2% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area run 14% above the national average, and housing runs 70% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $56,000, which is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $157,500 is worth $138,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Official median wage next to the median pay in open postings for the same jobs. Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Los Angeles. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
