Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Testers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California

The annual salary statistics of software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,520
25th Percentile Wage
$89,690
50th Percentile Wage
$119,060
75th Percentile Wage
$146,780
90th Percentile Wage
$172,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$119,060
-1.14% -1.14%
2019
$120,420
- -

Table 2. Compare Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Testers Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,060 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$156,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$144,230
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$126,050
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$119,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$119,060
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$118,940
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$117,870
Napa
$115,550
Vallejo-Fairfield
$113,410
Merced
$112,780
Visalia-Porterville
$111,690
Yuba City
$108,920
Salinas
$108,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$107,740
Stockton
$106,710
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$102,850
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$98,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$98,020
Redding
$97,900
Madera-Chowchilla
$97,760
Bakersfield-Delano
$97,540
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$95,310
Modesto
$92,050
Fresno
$87,890
Chico
$77,790
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$75,040
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$69,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California.