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Jobs in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area has 10,784 open job postings from 844 employers in our data. 62.4% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $157,500 a year, 3.9% are remote and 41.1% have been open 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.
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).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 3429 | 557 | 65.2% | $147,500 |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 1394 | 32 | 90.3% | $170,000 |
| Long Beach, CA | 1089 | 49 | 75.9% | $165,000 |
| Hawthorne, CA | 811 | 14 | 11.6% | $142,500 |
| Irvine, CA | 735 | 120 | 61.7% | $150,000 |
| El Segundo, CA | 689 | 34 | 77.1% | $159,000 |
| Torrance, CA | 554 | 36 | 68.5% | $152,500 |
| Santa Ana, CA | 295 | 37 | 52.7% | $150,000 |
| Beverly Hills, CA | 201 | 18 | 34.7% | $135,000 |
| Santa Monica, CA | 142 | 45 | 55.7% | $170,000 |
| Glendale, CA | 112 | 25 | 58.3% | $151,500 |
| Pasadena, CA | 96 | 39 | 43.2% | $142,500 |
| Garden Grove, CA | 90 | 5 | 63.2% | $145,000 |
| Burbank, CA | 78 | 17 | 36.1% | – |
| Brea, CA | 67 | 16 | 62.7% | $95,000 |
| Newport Beach, CA | 59 | 27 | n/a | – |
| Orange, CA | 53 | 22 | 48.8% | $95,000 |
| Gardena, CA | 50 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Carson, CA | 49 | 12 | 31.3% | – |
| Culver City, CA | 44 | 25 | 51.2% | $132,000 |
| Anaheim, CA | 43 | 17 | n/a | – |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 41 | 13 | 65.7% | $117,500 |
| Downey, CA | 30 | 11 | 72.2% | – |
| Inglewood, CA | 30 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 29 | 12 | 59.1% | – |
| Cerritos, CA | 26 | 12 | 36% | – |
| Palmdale, CA | 23 | 13 | 71.4% | – |
| West Covina, CA | 23 | 6 | 90.9% | – |
| Montebello, CA | 22 | 9 | 82.4% | – |
| Lancaster, CA | 22 | 11 | n/a | – |
| Cypress, CA | 22 | 3 | 42.9% | – |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 22 | 4 | 45.5% | – |
| Fullerton, CA | 21 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Commerce, CA | 20 | 6 | 58.8% | – |
| Tustin, CA | 20 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Santa Fe Springs, CA | 20 | 8 | n/a | – |
| West Hollywood, CA | 19 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 19 | 8 | n/a | – |
| Calabasas, CA | 18 | 4 | n/a | – |
| Malibu, CA | 17 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Seal Beach, CA | 17 | 4 | n/a | – |
| Irwindale, CA | 17 | 4 | n/a | – |
| San Gabriel, CA | 17 | 5 | n/a | – |
| Arcadia, CA | 17 | 5 | 75% | – |
| Alhambra, CA | 16 | 4 | 53.3% | – |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 15 | 4 | 57.1% | – |
| Manhattan Beach, CA | 15 | 9 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Los Angeles, Irvine.
Posted pay vs official wages
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Closest official occupation | Official median wage (BLS, May 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $193,000 482 postings | software developers | $161,000 |
| Accountants | $114,500 34 postings | accountants and auditors | $94,500 |
| People and recruiting | $127,500 92 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
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $193,000 | 482 |
| Software engineering | $185,000 | 166 |
| Data scientists | $183,000 | 11 |
| Security and IT | $170,000 | 160 |
| Legal and compliance | $165,500 | 138 |
| Marketing | $160,000 | 145 |
| Engineering (other) | $160,000 | 559 |
| Nursing and clinical care | $159,000 | 44 |
| Product and design | $154,000 | 140 |
| Data and analytics | $151,500 | 52 |
| Finance and accounting | $150,000 | 147 |
| Operations and logistics | $146,000 | 313 |
| People and recruiting | $127,500 | 92 |
| Customer support and success | $126,500 | 40 |
| Accountants | $114,500 | 34 |
| Sales | $109,000 | 327 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 2969 |
| Software & Technology | 2280 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 940 |
| Energy & Utilities | 873 |
| Other | 849 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 645 |
| Media & Entertainment | 593 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 448 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 417 |
| Financial Services | 249 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 244 |
| Education | 113 |
| Government & Nonprofit | 78 |
| Insurance | 73 |
Employers with the most openings
- Andurilindustries: 1554 postings
- Spacex: 750 postings
- Relativity: 297 postings
- Rocketlab: 267 postings
- K2spacecorporation: 207 postings
Federal government hiring
429 federal job announcements open to the public list Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $93,500. Agencies hiring most: Department of the Air Force Headquarters (129), Veterans Health Administration (58), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (29), Federal Aviation Administration (19), Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (17). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
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.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 62.4% | $157,500 | $56,000 | 113.6 | $49,000 |
| Chicago | 46.2% | $132,000 | $54,500 | 103.6 | $53,000 |
| New York | 65.6% | $168,000 | $61,500 | 112.6 | $54,500 |
| Dallas | 26.1% | $132,000 | $51,500 | 103.1 | $50,000 |
| Houston | 17.5% | $127,500 | $49,500 | 98.6 | $50,000 |
| Washington | 61.2% | $156,500 | $71,000 | 108.9 | $65,500 |
| Philadelphia | 28.4% | $111,500 | $54,500 | 102.6 | $53,000 |
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Related pages
- State pages: California
- Compare Los Angeles with other metro areas
- Paycheck calculator: what a salary in Los Angeles is worth elsewhere
- Mentioned in: October 2026 report
Where it ranks
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)