Electrical Engineer Salary in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Oct 23, 2026, 13:33 UTC

Median Salary

$141Kmedian posted base
$83.2K$197.7K

Typical range: $120K – $165K

Median $141K

Hiring Velocity

+ 16%
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489

Open positions in LA

389 postings with employer-disclosed pay

Every number on this page is computed from pay ranges published on live job postings, indexed directly from company career pages. Not self-reported.

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Where this data comes from

Salary figures are extracted from ranges employers publish on live postings. Every data point traces back to its source. Read the methodology

230k+

Career pages indexed

Direct from company sites and 80+ ATS platforms. No aggregators, no recycled feeds.

Expired listings drop out within hours, so ranges reflect the market right now.

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From posting to indexed

How much does a Electrical Engineer make in Los Angeles?

Statistics are computed on range midpoints of live postings that disclose pay, counting each employer once. Figures are annual, in USD.

Posted salary distribution

Share of employers by posted base salary (each employer counts once) · 389 postings from 142 employers

$83.2K$140.5K$197.7K

Salary by years of experience

Median posted base, parsed from posting requirements

Posted salary percentiles

Base salary across employers

PercentileBase Salary
10th$100,000
25th$120,000
50th (median)$140,976
75th$165,000
90th$190,000

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Trends & market signals

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The median posted base salary for a Electrical Engineer in Los Angeles is $140,976, with a typical range of $120,000 to $165,000. These figures are computed from 389 live job postings from 142 employers that disclose pay, counting each employer once.

Postings asking for 0 to 1 years of experience disclose a median base salary of $102,238, across 33 employers in Los Angeles.

Postings asking for 5 to 7 years of experience disclose a median base salary of $144,525 in Los Angeles, across 84 employers. Postings asking for 8 or more years disclose a median of $173,950.

Among companies currently hiring, K2space publishes the highest ranges at $105,000 to $200,000 base, followed by Referral Factory at $107,000 to $161,000. These figures come from live postings, so they change as companies open and close roles.

Sources are scanned 12 to 24 times per day. Statistics on this page are recomputed every 3 days from live postings, and expired listings are removed within hours.

Yes. The statistics on this page are served by the Hirebase Insights API, and the underlying postings are available through the Jobs Data API and bulk Export API.
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