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Los Angeles: working there

Everything we can source about jobs, companies, pay, living and moving to this region, with the year and source of every number.

In short: Los Angeles (Los Angeles County): 113 companies listed, median pay $55,850 in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro, median rent $1,933 in the region's cities.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

113companies listed (HQ in the region)

9,808,667residents of the core counties

4,525,711jobs in the core counties (QCEW 2024)

$83,554average annual pay per job

$1,003 billionGDP of the core counties (BEA 2024)

4.5%unemployment (2026M09)

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Overview

REGION (Los Angeles County) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · BEA GDP by county 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics · Data: ACS 2020–2024; BEA 2024; QCEW 2024; BLS 2026M09

What is Los Angeles, exactly?

This guide covers Los Angeles County, which holds the city of Los Angeles and 87 other cities, from Burbank and Santa Monica to Long Beach and Pasadena. Companies are listed by the city where Wikipedia places their headquarters. Metro-level statistics below cover the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metropolitan area, which also includes Orange County.

The core counties had 9,808,667 residents in 2020–2024 (ACS) and 4,525,711 jobs on average in 2024 (BLS QCEW), with an average annual pay of $83,554 per job. Their combined GDP was about $1,003 billion in 2024 (BEA, current dollars), which is $102,253 per resident. The unemployment rate was 4.5% in 2026M09 (BLS, not seasonally adjusted).

We list 113 companies headquartered in the region that report headcount or revenue on their Wikipedia infobox. The largest by global headcount are The Walt Disney Company (203,280), Skydance Corporation (53,100), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (47,500), Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. (40,000), Mattel, Inc. (31,000). Headcount is worldwide, not the number of people working in the region.

How this page is organised

Map and companies: where the headquarters are, sorted by employees and revenue.
Jobs and pay: what the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area pays by occupation and which professions are concentrated here.
Living: rent, home prices, commute and climate city by city.
Getting there: visas, airports and transit, with official links.
Data centers: facilities mapped by volunteers, with the limits of that source.

Official links: Los Angeles

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Companies

COMPANY Compiled company-reported figures Source: Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) · Data: year shown per company

Companies whose headquarters Wikipedia places in a city of this region, with the headcount and revenue printed in their infobox and the year of each figure. Employees are global; revenue is the company's own reported revenue. Subsidiaries of another company in the list and companies whose infobox headquarters is outside the region are left out to avoid double counting, so well-known brands that are owned by a larger group do not appear on their own. Click a column to sort.

By number of employees

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# ⇅	Company ⇅	HQ city ⇅	County ⇅	Industry ⇅	Employees (global, year) ⇅	Revenue (year) ⇅	Founded ⇅	Status ⇅	Official website ⇅
1	The Walt Disney Company	Burbank	Los Angeles	* Media * entertainment	203,280 (year not stated)	$94.4 billion (year not stated)	1923	Listed	n/a
2	Skydance Corporation	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Media\|Entertainment	53,100 (year not stated)	$28.9 billion (year not stated)	2025	Listed	n/a
3	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated	Calabasas	Los Angeles	Restaurants	47,500 (2022)	n/a	1972	Listed	n/a
4	Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Security servicesConsultingProfessional Services	40,000 (year not stated)	n/a	1973	Private or other	n/a
5	Mattel, Inc.	El Segundo	Los Angeles	Toys and Entertainment	31,000 (2025)	$5.3 billion (2025)	1945	Listed	n/a
6	Harbor Freight Tools	Calabasas	Los Angeles	Retail	30,000 (year not stated)	$9.0 billion (2026)	1977	Private or other	n/a
7	Tetra Tech, Inc.	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Professional services	28,000 (2024)	$5.4 billion (2025)	1966	Listed	n/a
8	Ralphs Grocery Company	Compton	Los Angeles	Retail (Supermarket)	27,000 (year not stated)	$6.0 billion (2023)	1873	Private or other	n/a
9	Molina Healthcare, Inc.	Long Beach	Los Angeles	Healthcare	18,000 (2025)	$45.4 billion (2025)	1980	Listed	n/a
10	Prospect Medical Holdings	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Healthcare	18,000 (year not stated)	n/a	1996	Private or other	n/a
11	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Video games	17,000 (year not stated)	$7.5 billion (year not stated)	2008	Listed	n/a
12	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.	Beverly Hills	Los Angeles	Entertainment	16,200 (year not stated)	$25.2 billion (year not stated)	2010	Listed	n/a
13	Edison International	Rosemead	Los Angeles	Public Utility	14,375 (2023)	$16.3 billion (2023)	1886	Listed	n/a
14	Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.	Culver City	Los Angeles	Entertainment	12,000 (year not stated)	$10.2 billion (year not stated)	1987	Private or other	n/a
15	RadNet	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Medical care	11,000 (year not stated)	n/a	1981	Listed	n/a
16	Smart & Final	Commerce	Los Angeles	Grocery store	11,000 (year not stated)	$3.1 billion (2022)	1871	Private or other	n/a
17	Guitar Center, Inc.	Westlake Village	Los Angeles	Musical instruments	10,000 (year not stated)	$2.1 billion (year not stated)	1959	Listed	n/a
18	The Wonderful Company	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	n/a	9,000 (year not stated)	n/a	n/a	Private or other	n/a
19	Live Nation	Beverly Hills	Los Angeles	Event promotion	8,800 (year not stated)	$10.3 billion (year not stated)	1996	Private or other	n/a
20	Universal Music Group N.V.	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Entertainment\|Music	8,319 (2018)	n/a	1934	Listed	n/a
21	Korn Ferry	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Professional services	8,198 (2020)	$1.9 billion (2019)	1969	Listed	n/a
22	Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation	El Segundo	Los Angeles	Sporting Goods\|Outdoor Gear	7,600 (year not stated)	$795 million (2024)	1955	Listed	n/a
23	Disney Entertainment Television	Burbank	Los Angeles	Broadcast\|Cable television\|Mass media	7,000 (year not stated)	n/a	1996	Private or other	n/a
24	Sweetgreen, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Restaurants	6,186 (year not stated)	$677 million (year not stated)	2006	Listed	n/a
25	Snap Inc.	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Consumer electronics\|Augmented reality	5,261 (year not stated)	n/a	2011	Listed	n/a
26	PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.	Westlake Village	Los Angeles	Mortgage lending and servicing	4,900 (2025)	$2.0 billion (2025)	2008	Listed	n/a
27	KBRwyle	El Segundo	Los Angeles	n/a	4,800 (year not stated)	$1.1 billion (year not stated)	1949	Private or other	n/a
28	Ares Management Corporation	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Asset Management	4,200 (2025)	$3.9 billion (2024)	1997	Listed	n/a
29	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.	Culver City	Los Angeles	Film\|Television	4,200 (year not stated)	n/a	1924	Private or other	n/a
30	J2 Global, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Digital MediaCloud Computing	4,000 (2020)	$1.4 billion (2019)	1995	Listed	n/a
31	Deluxe Media Inc.	Burbank	Los Angeles	Media\|Entertainment\|Digital content	3,500 (year not stated)	n/a	1915	Private or other	n/a
32	Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Software	3,000 (2020)	$741 million (2021)	1999	Listed	n/a
33	ServiceTitan, Inc.	Glendale	Los Angeles	Enterprise software	2,870 (2024)	$772 million (2025)	2007	Listed	n/a
34	Xsolla	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Fintech	2,500 (year not stated)	n/a	2005	Private or other	n/a
35	B Capital Group Management, L.P.	Manhattan Beach	Los Angeles	Venture capital	2,026 (2026)	n/a	2015	Private or other	n/a
36	Wedbush Securities	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Financial services	2,026 (2026)	n/a	1955	Private or other	n/a
37	Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Private equity	2,025 (2025)	n/a	2006	Private or other	n/a
38	Giant Squid	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Video games	2,025 (2025)	n/a	2013	Private or other	n/a
39	Radiant Industries Inc.	El Segundo	Los Angeles	Nuclear power	2,025 (2025)	n/a	2020	Private or other	n/a
40	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Real estate investment trust	2,024 (2024)	$3.1 billion (2024)	1994	Listed	n/a
41	Aristotle Capital Management LLC	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Investment management	2,024 (2024)	n/a	2010	Private or other	n/a
42	Beyond Meat, Inc.	El Segundo	Los Angeles	Food	2,024 (2024)	$326 million (2024)	2009	Listed	n/a
43	Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Private equity	2,024 (2024)	n/a	1989	Private or other	n/a
44	The Macerich Company	Santa Monica	Los Angeles	Real estate investment trust	2,024 (2024)	$918 million (2024)	1964	Listed	n/a
45	Payden & Rygel	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Investment Management	2,024 (2024)	n/a	1983	Private or other	n/a
46	PRIMECAP Management Company	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Investment management	2,024 (2024)	n/a	1983	Private or other	n/a
47	Dine Brands Global	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Restaurants	2,023 (2023)	$879 million (2025)	1958	Listed	n/a
48	SoLo Funds	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Financial technology	2,023 (2023)	n/a	2018	Private or other	n/a
49	Yacht Club Games, LLC	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Video games	2,022 (2022)	n/a	2011	Private or other	n/a
50	California Resources Corporation	Long Beach	Los Angeles	Petroleum industry	2,021 (2021)	$3.7 billion (2025)	2014	Listed	n/a
51	FIGS, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Medical apparel	2,021 (2021)	$631 million (2025)	2013	Listed	n/a
52	Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Real estate investment trust	2,021 (2021)	$897 million (2021)	2009	Listed	n/a
53	NantHealth, Inc.	Culver City	Los Angeles	Healthcare	2,021 (2021)	$96 million (2019)	2007	Listed	n/a
54	Ted Fu	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	n/a	2,021 (2021)	n/a	2003	Private or other	n/a
55	Daily Journal Corp	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Publishing and Technology	2,020 (2020)	n/a	1886	Listed	n/a
56	Corridor Digital LLC	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Entertainment	2,019 (2019)	n/a	2009	Private or other	n/a
57	Thinkwell Group	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Experience design	2,019 (2019)	n/a	2001	Private or other	n/a
58	Sony Pictures Animation Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Animation	2,018 (2018)	n/a	2002	Private or other	n/a
59	Titmouse, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	n/a	2,017 (2017)	n/a	2000	Private or other	n/a
60	West Coast Customs	Burbank	Los Angeles	n/a	2,015 (2015)	$10 million (2008)	1994	Private or other	n/a
61	pcRUSH.com, an Atman Inc. company	El Segundo	Los Angeles	n/a	2,013 (2013)	$50 million (2013)	1998	Private or other	n/a
62	Relativity Media, LLC	Beverly Hills	Los Angeles	Conglomerate Digital Film Media	2,013 (2013)	n/a	2004	Private or other	n/a
63	Falcon Motorcycles	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Motorcycles	2,012 (2012)	n/a	2008	Private or other	n/a
64	Sargent Fletcher	El Monte	Los Angeles	Aerospace	2,010 (2010)	n/a	1940	Private or other	n/a
65	Solarmer Energy, Inc.	El Monte	Los Angeles	Solar energy, Renewable energy	2,009 (2009)	n/a	2006	Private or other	n/a
66	Delta Scientific Corp.	Palmdale	Los Angeles	Defense & Security	2,007 (2007)	n/a	1974	Private or other	n/a
67	Revolution Prep	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Internet, Education, Tutoring	2,007 (2007)	n/a	2002	Private or other	n/a
68	Accuride International Inc.	Santa Fe Springs	Los Angeles	Furniture hardware	2,000 (2000)	n/a	1962	Private or other	n/a
69	Relativity Space Inc.	Long Beach	Los Angeles	Aerospace manufacturing\|Commercial spaceflight	2,000 (2026)	n/a	2015	Private or other	n/a
70	Wetzel's Pretzels Franchise, LLC	Pasadena	Los Angeles	Food and beveragePretzel Shop	2,000 (2021)	$245 million (2022)	1994	Private or other	n/a
71	Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures Inc. (AASI)	Long Beach	Los Angeles	Aircraft manufacturer	1,998 (year not stated)	n/a	1990	Listed	n/a
72	Miramax, LLC	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Film\|Television	1,979 (year not stated)	n/a	1979	Private or other	n/a
73	Brentwood Associates	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Private equity	1,972 (2017)	n/a	1972	Private or other	n/a
74	Marcus & Millichap, Inc.	Calabasas	Los Angeles	Commercial real estate	1,800 (2025)	$755 million (2025)	1971	Listed	n/a
75	American Homes 4 Rent	Agoura Hills	Los Angeles	Real estate investment trust	1,725 (2023)	$1.1 billion (2019)	2012	Listed	n/a
76	Hope Bancorp, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Banking	1,545 (2022)	$630 million (2022)	2000	Listed	n/a
77	Los Angeles Apparel Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Manufacturing, fashion	1,500 (2022)	n/a	2016	Private or other	n/a
78	Shasa	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Retail, Fashion	1,500 (2016)	n/a	1995	Private or other	n/a
79	SCAN Health Plan	Long Beach	Los Angeles	healthcare\|	1,465 (year not stated)	$3.5 billion (2021)	1977	Private or other	n/a
80	DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.	Glendale	Los Angeles	Animated films	1,400 (2022)	n/a	1994	Listed	n/a
81	BRC Group Holdings	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Financial services	1,380 (2025)	$968 million (2025)	1997	Listed	n/a
82	Robinson Helicopter Company	Torrance	Los Angeles	Aerospace	1,300 (year not stated)	$200 million (year not stated)	1973	Private or other	n/a
83	Cathay General Bancorp	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Finance and Insurance	1,100 (2020)	$537 million (2020)	1962	Listed	n/a
84	Auctane	El Segundo	Los Angeles	Business Services	1,100 (year not stated)	$758 million (2020)	1996	Private or other	n/a
85	BlackLine Systems, Inc.	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Software	1,055 (year not stated)	$523 million (year not stated)	2001	Listed	n/a
86	Crunchyroll, LLC	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Entertainment	1,000 (year not stated)	n/a	1994	Private or other	n/a
87	FuseFX	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Special visual effects	1,000 (year not stated)	n/a	2006	Private or other	n/a

By revenue (top 40)

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# ⇅	Company ⇅	HQ city ⇅	Revenue (year) ⇅	Employees (global) ⇅	Revenue per employee ⇅
1	The Walt Disney Company	Burbank	$94.4 billion (year not stated)	203,280	$464,384
2	Molina Healthcare, Inc.	Long Beach	$45.4 billion (2025)	18,000	$2,522,222
3	Skydance Corporation	Los Angeles	$28.9 billion (year not stated)	53,100	$544,256
4	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.	Beverly Hills	$25.2 billion (year not stated)	16,200	$1,555,556
5	Edison International	Rosemead	$16.3 billion (2023)	14,375	$1,136,557
6	Live Nation	Beverly Hills	$10.3 billion (year not stated)	8,800	$1,175,000
7	Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.	Culver City	$10.2 billion (year not stated)	12,000	$850,000
8	Harbor Freight Tools	Calabasas	$9.0 billion (2026)	30,000	$300,000
9	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	Santa Monica	$7.5 billion (year not stated)	17,000	$442,941
10	Ralphs Grocery Company	Compton	$6.0 billion (2023)	27,000	$222,222
11	Hanmi Financial Corporation	Los Angeles	$5.6 billion (2022)	n/a	n/a
12	Tetra Tech, Inc.	Pasadena	$5.4 billion (2025)	28,000	$192,857
13	Mattel, Inc.	El Segundo	$5.3 billion (2025)	31,000	$172,581
14	Ares Management Corporation	Los Angeles	$3.9 billion (2024)	4,200	$925,000
15	California Resources Corporation	Long Beach	$3.7 billion (2025)	2,021	$1,815,933
16	SCAN Health Plan	Long Beach	$3.5 billion (2021)	1,465	$2,389,078
17	Lionsgate Studios Corp.	Santa Monica	$3.2 billion (year not stated)	n/a	n/a
18	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.	Pasadena	$3.1 billion (2024)	2,024	$1,539,526
19	Smart & Final	Commerce	$3.1 billion (2022)	11,000	$281,818
20	Guitar Center, Inc.	Westlake Village	$2.1 billion (year not stated)	10,000	$214,000
21	PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.	Westlake Village	$2.0 billion (2025)	4,900	$418,367
22	Korn Ferry	Los Angeles	$1.9 billion (2019)	8,198	$234,935
23	J2 Global, Inc.	Los Angeles	$1.4 billion (2019)	4,000	$343,000
24	Torrid Holdings Inc.	Industry	$1.3 billion (year not stated)	n/a	n/a
25	American Homes 4 Rent	Agoura Hills	$1.1 billion (2019)	1,725	$662,609
26	KBRwyle	El Segundo	$1.1 billion (year not stated)	4,800	$229,167
27	GigaCloud Technology Inc.	El Monte	$1.1 billion (2024)	n/a	n/a
28	The Jessica Simpson Collection	Los Angeles	$1.0 billion (year not stated)	n/a	n/a
29	BRC Group Holdings	Los Angeles	$968 million (2025)	1,380	$701,159
30	The Macerich Company	Santa Monica	$918 million (2024)	2,024	$453,557
31	Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.	Los Angeles	$897 million (2021)	2,021	$443,840
32	Dine Brands Global	Pasadena	$879 million (2025)	2,023	$434,503
33	The Beachbody Company	El Segundo	$821 million (2021)	n/a	n/a
34	GoodRx Holdings, Inc.	Santa Monica	$797 million (2025)	n/a	n/a
35	Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation	El Segundo	$795 million (2024)	7,600	$104,658
36	ServiceTitan, Inc.	Glendale	$772 million (2025)	2,870	$268,955
37	Auctane	El Segundo	$758 million (2020)	1,100	$689,073
38	Marcus & Millichap, Inc.	Calabasas	$755 million (2025)	1,800	$419,556
39	Hot Topic, Inc.	Industry	$742 million (2013)	n/a	n/a
40	Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.	Santa Monica	$741 million (2021)	3,000	$246,967

By city

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City ⇅	County ⇅	Companies listed ⇅	Combined global headcount ⇅	Largest listed company ⇅
Burbank	Los Angeles	4	215,795	The Walt Disney Company
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	46	160,507	Skydance Corporation
Calabasas	Los Angeles	3	79,300	The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Pasadena	Los Angeles	8	78,097	Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.
El Segundo	Los Angeles	10	50,562	Mattel, Inc.
Santa Monica	Los Angeles	13	39,654	Activision Blizzard, Inc.
Beverly Hills	Los Angeles	4	27,013	Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Compton	Los Angeles	1	27,000	Ralphs Grocery Company
Long Beach	Los Angeles	5	25,484	Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Culver City	Los Angeles	3	18,221	Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Westlake Village	Los Angeles	2	14,900	Guitar Center, Inc.
Rosemead	Los Angeles	1	14,375	Edison International
Commerce	Los Angeles	1	11,000	Smart & Final
Glendale	Los Angeles	2	4,270	ServiceTitan, Inc.
El Monte	Los Angeles	3	4,019	Sargent Fletcher
Manhattan Beach	Los Angeles	1	2,026	B Capital Group Management, L.P.
Palmdale	Los Angeles	1	2,007	Delta Scientific Corp.
Santa Fe Springs	Los Angeles	1	2,000	Accuride International Inc.
Agoura Hills	Los Angeles	1	1,725	American Homes 4 Rent
Torrance	Los Angeles	1	1,300	Robinson Helicopter Company
Industry	Los Angeles	2	0	Hot Topic, Inc.

Private companies often publish neither figure, so absence from a ranking does not mean a company is small. Figures are not audited by us; check the company's own filings through the official site linked in the table.

Jobs and pay

METRO (Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim) Official statistics Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · BEA Regional Price Parities · Data: OEWS May 2025; projections 2025–35; RPP 2024

The Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metropolitan area has 6,271,560 jobs in the BLS wage survey (May 2025) and a median pay of $55,850 across all occupations, 10% above the national median ($55,850 against $50,980). The unemployment rate of the metro area was 4.4% (2026M09). The price level is 113.6 against 100 for the country (BEA Regional Price Parities).

There is no official count of open private-sector jobs in the region. Most are posted on employers' own careers pages (see the official websites in the company table). Federal vacancies in California: 1,708 postings →

Professions in demand: concentrated here and growing nationally

Occupations with at least 2,500 jobs in the metro area where the share of workers is at least 1.4 times the national share (location quotient), with the national growth outlook to 2035 and national openings a year. The first columns say where the region is strong; the last two say whether the occupation is growing.

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs in the metro ⇅	Location quotient ⇅	Median pay ⇅	US growth 2025–35 ⇅	US openings a year ⇅
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	385,530	2.2	$34,320	+18.1%	760,500
Security Guards	83,280	1.6	$40,030	+0.9%	156,000
Cooks, Fast Food	48,440	1.9	$38,000	+0.6%	86,400
Sales Managers	37,790	1.5	$132,330	+4.5%	47,300
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	35,740	1.7	$57,210	+2.0%	65,000
Dishwashers	27,520	1.4	$37,580	-1.0%	68,900
Counter and Rental Clerks	26,870	1.7	$44,460	+3.0%	46,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	26,220	1.7	$71,250	+4.4%	33,900
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	23,320	1.5	$61,810	-1.3%	32,600
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	22,410	1.4	$37,630	+3.7%	100,400
Self-Enrichment Teachers	22,400	1.7	$49,070	+3.5%	50,000
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	22,240	1.4	$77,520	-0.3%	40,800
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	19,780	1.6	$77,230	+3.7%	36,900
Tutors	18,180	2.6	$45,400	-0.2%	34,200
Manicurists and Pedicurists	15,050	2.4	$36,570	+9.2%	21,900
Marriage and Family Therapists	13,200	4.9	$71,110	+13.5%	6,900
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	11,640	1.8	$43,800	+5.5%	45,400
Chefs and Head Cooks	11,430	1.4	$69,990	+6.6%	25,200
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	10,140	1.6	$68,020	+4.1%	21,100
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	9,380	1.8	$78,410	+10.3%	12,500
Protective Service Workers, All Other	9,160	2.8	$37,290	+3.0%	22,600
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	6,950	1.4	$37,870	+0.9%	27,300
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	6,710	1.6	$364,730	+8.3%	11,200
Massage Therapists	5,680	1.4	$43,530	+15.3%	20,400
Aerospace Engineers	5,200	1.9	$163,280	+8.3%	3,800
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	4,790	1.6	$99,250	+11.7%	4,100
Pediatricians, General	3,080	1.9	$176,900	+1.5%	1,000
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2,940	3.6	$114,330	+2.6%	1,800

Most jobs

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Location quotient ⇅	Median pay (year) ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Median vs US ⇅
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	385,530	2.22	$34,320	$34,320	$38,010	-4%
Fast Food and Counter Workers	160,270	1.03	$42,110	$35,720	$46,830	+35%
Retail Salespersons	130,650	0.83	$37,700	$35,760	$54,650	+6%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	120,720	1.01	$42,390	$35,890	$56,740	+5%
Office Clerks, General	112,270	1.13	$48,100	$36,120	$70,740	+7%
Cashiers	109,940	0.88	$36,980	$35,320	$48,110	+12%
Registered Nurses	109,360	0.80	$135,560	$100,980	$174,200	+39%
General and Operations Managers	104,610	0.74	$125,830	$62,400	$299,990	+19%
Stockers and Order Fillers	85,630	0.75	$38,650	$35,730	$54,580	+4%
Waiters and Waitresses	85,210	0.93	$35,850	$34,380	$59,200	+2%
Security Guards	83,280	1.61	$40,030	$36,300	$56,750	+5%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	83,160	0.93	$38,720	$35,700	$56,300	+5%
Accountants and Auditors	70,640	1.21	$94,360	$60,310	$154,630	+13%
Customer Service Representatives	66,590	0.64	$48,840	$37,950	$74,860	+9%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	61,270	0.74	$60,340	$42,910	$80,120	+3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	58,800	0.85	$53,550	$36,420	$76,510	+13%
Software Developers	55,540	0.82	$160,920	$98,270	$223,150	+18%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	54,950	1.10	$74,490	$39,520	$135,830	+3%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	54,340	0.94	$77,530	$51,110	$119,080	+12%
Cooks, Restaurant	54,320	0.96	$44,460	$37,230	$55,010	+19%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	53,910	0.97	$58,590	$40,660	$79,500	+16%
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	53,010	0.93	$46,240	$37,220	$60,010	+26%
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	50,470	1.00	$79,450	$43,340	$152,940	+14%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	50,470	1.15	$82,750	$46,240	$162,620	-0%
Cooks, Fast Food	48,440	1.87	$38,000	$35,760	$45,550	+23%

Highest pay (at least 500 jobs)

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Occupation ⇅	Jobs ⇅	Location quotient ⇅	Median pay (year) ⇅	Entry (10th pct.) ⇅	Top (90th pct.) ⇅	Median vs US ⇅
Psychiatrists	1,610	1.42	$370,510	$95,750	$510,530	+31%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	6,710	1.61	$364,730	$179,270	$427,660	+57%
Chief Executives	10,800	1.31	$234,290	$101,250	$522,060	+9%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	23,180	0.86	$204,370	$125,600	$297,260	+17%
Physicians, All Other	6,810	0.49	$196,760	$79,340	$451,010	-26%
Lawyers	41,580	1.37	$194,410	$93,980	$375,440	+22%
Natural Sciences Managers	2,530	0.58	$193,340	$101,170	$306,970	+16%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,570	1.08	$190,900	$132,870	$269,320	+11%
Pediatricians, General	3,080	1.94	$176,900	$96,810	$306,670	-16%
Financial Managers	34,480	1.02	$175,310	$102,360	$337,680	+5%
Air Traffic Controllers	690	0.76	$173,020	$63,520	$225,680	+17%
Marketing Managers	18,550	1.16	$171,900	$100,360	$318,960	+3%
Human Resources Managers	9,070	1.02	$168,400	$98,810	$299,740	+13%
Managers, All Other	31,210	1.24	$168,160	$93,160	$290,440	+19%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,350	1.56	$167,930	$74,840	$315,490	+26%
Public Relations Managers	3,610	1.20	$163,830	$96,100	$281,890	+12%
Aerospace Engineers	5,200	1.91	$163,280	$108,330	$227,440	+21%
Physician Assistants	3,890	0.60	$161,890	$99,570	$220,580	+19%
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	10,310	0.78	$161,590	$104,260	$202,660	+53%
Nurse Practitioners	10,060	0.77	$161,470	$119,950	$216,180	+22%
Software Developers	55,540	0.82	$160,920	$98,270	$223,150	+18%
Physicists	550	0.67	$160,270	$88,000	$275,560	-7%
Veterinarians	2,740	0.81	$160,080	$67,410	$284,050	+23%
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,870	0.60	$158,530	$105,390	$222,470	-2%
Pharmacists	12,450	0.96	$157,440	$62,800	$209,060	+12%

OEWS pay above $239,200 a year is shown as "≥ $239,200" (BLS top code). It covers wages and salaries; stock grants and bonuses are not part of it, and for some employers they can be a large part of total compensation.

Living

CITY Official statistics and model estimate Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · NASA POWER climatology · Data: ACS 2020–2024; climatology 2001–2025

Across the 25 cities of the region with ACS data, median rent runs from $1,494 in East Los Angeles to $2,544 in Santa Clarita, with a middle value of $1,933 a month. The median home value is above the ACS reporting ceiling of $2,000,000 in several cities (shown as $2,000,001), so the real figure there is higher. Median household income runs from $68,030 to $123,062.

Where you live changes your commute more than your salary: use the shares of workers who drive alone, take transit, or work from home. The July temperature is the average of the month (°F). Click a city for its full guide.

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City ⇅	County ⇅	Population ⇅	Median household income ⇅	Median rent ⇅	Rent share of income ⇅	Median home value ⇅	Drive alone ⇅	Transit ⇅	Work from home ⇅	Commute 45+ min ⇅	Bachelor's+ ⇅	Born abroad ⇅	July mean (°F) ⇅
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	3,857,263	$81,939	$1,933	28.3%	$921,200	59.8%	6.1%	19.5%	22.2%	38.5%	35.7%	74
Long Beach	Los Angeles	455,548	$87,430	$1,871	25.7%	$806,600	66.8%	3.8%	16.2%	21.0%	35.6%	24.8%	74
Santa Clarita	Los Angeles	230,221	$123,062	$2,544	24.8%	$784,700	68.1%	1.6%	18.5%	32.6%	39.8%	22.2%	80
Glendale	Los Angeles	190,748	$88,393	$2,182	29.6%	$1,102,300	65.4%	2.3%	21.2%	16.9%	47.2%	51.5%	74
Lancaster	Los Angeles	169,169	$81,511	$1,764	26.0%	$446,600	72.1%	1.4%	9.8%	24.6%	20.0%	15.4%	80
Palmdale	Los Angeles	164,634	$81,770	$1,802	26.4%	$471,000	72.5%	0.9%	9.1%	39.7%	17.1%	25.4%	80
Pomona	Los Angeles	147,943	$79,479	$1,810	27.3%	$593,800	71.9%	1.9%	9.2%	25.5%	20.3%	33.2%	78
Torrance	Los Angeles	142,130	$116,217	$2,280	23.5%	$1,074,700	69.7%	0.9%	20.8%	17.5%	54.0%	29.9%	74
Pasadena	Los Angeles	136,969	$105,192	$2,265	25.8%	$1,093,300	55.5%	3.8%	27.6%	18.3%	56.1%	28.2%	74
East Los Angeles	Los Angeles	111,647	$68,741	$1,494	26.1%	$643,100	63.7%	6.0%	8.5%	21.9%	11.4%	39.2%	74
Downey	Los Angeles	110,939	$90,699	$1,937	25.6%	$796,600	73.6%	2.6%	9.2%	23.6%	26.1%	32.2%	74
West Covina	Los Angeles	107,037	$101,065	$2,245	26.7%	$779,800	71.1%	2.0%	13.2%	28.1%	30.1%	37.1%	74
El Monte	Los Angeles	106,109	$68,030	$1,736	30.6%	$644,000	69.1%	3.3%	6.5%	18.3%	15.2%	49.1%	74
Inglewood	Los Angeles	104,569	$72,750	$1,787	29.5%	$792,800	66.4%	5.5%	12.5%	22.6%	25.2%	28.7%	74
Burbank	Los Angeles	104,546	$97,082	$2,192	27.1%	$1,089,100	59.4%	0.8%	30.4%	16.6%	47.1%	29.9%	74
Norwalk	Los Angeles	99,789	$100,085	$2,090	25.1%	$644,700	74.8%	1.7%	7.9%	21.9%	21.3%	33.1%	74
Carson	Los Angeles	92,871	$108,703	$1,956	21.6%	$704,400	76.9%	1.6%	8.7%	17.4%	29.3%	32.9%	74
Compton	Los Angeles	92,698	$78,465	$1,664	25.4%	$580,200	75.3%	3.9%	5.0%	19.2%	10.6%	31.2%	74
South Gate	Los Angeles	91,483	$74,571	$1,531	24.6%	$636,300	69.6%	3.8%	7.0%	23.7%	11.3%	41.9%	74
Santa Monica	Los Angeles	91,169	$114,885	$2,402	25.1%	$1,755,500	47.0%	2.2%	38.4%	14.1%	70.7%	23.3%	70
Whittier	Los Angeles	86,165	$97,201	$1,906	23.5%	$822,600	75.3%	1.4%	11.9%	28.1%	29.5%	17.6%	74
Hawthorne	Los Angeles	85,191	$75,848	$1,782	28.2%	$863,400	70.3%	3.7%	11.1%	18.8%	26.0%	32.1%	74
Alhambra	Los Angeles	81,022	$88,024	$1,939	26.4%	$857,800	69.4%	2.1%	14.4%	23.0%	40.8%	45.0%	74
Lakewood	Los Angeles	79,850	$119,177	$2,347	23.6%	$827,200	74.2%	1.0%	13.3%	20.4%	32.6%	21.4%	74
Bellflower	Los Angeles	76,819	$78,722	$1,830	27.9%	$705,700	72.3%	1.9%	10.1%	20.3%	21.6%	30.8%	74

Does the salary work? (estimate)

Gross salary a year Filing State income tax rate %

Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; California taxes wages on a graduated scale, so enter your own estimate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

Official links: living in the region

Getting there

Work authorisation is federal. The main routes used by technology workers are the H-1B (specialty occupation, employer-sponsored, with an annual cap and a lottery for new petitions), L-1 (intracompany transfer), O-1 (extraordinary ability), TN (Canadian and Mexican professionals) and F-1 OPT/STEM OPT for graduates of US universities. Rules, fees and processing times change; always read the official pages before acting.

Official links: visas and work authorisation

More on permits and first steps is in the country guide, and the page for your country is under Working in the US from your country.

Airports and transit

Air travel runs through Los Angeles International (LAX), with Burbank (BUR) and Long Beach (LGB) as alternatives. Public transport includes LA Metro (rail lines and buses) and Metrolink commuter trains; most daily trips in the county are by car, so check commute times before choosing where to live.

Official links: getting around

For daily commuting patterns, the table in the Living tab shows, city by city, how many workers drive alone, ride transit, work from home or travel 45 minutes or more.

Difficulties and tips

The difficulties, in numbers

Housing cost. The median rent across the cities of the region is $1,933 a month, and the metro price level is 113.6 (US = 100).
Long commutes. In the typical city of the region 21.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more.
Visa dependence. Among the cities of the region, the share of residents born abroad ranges from 15.4% to 51.5%, so many workers are on or have been through the visa routes above; sponsorship rules decide how fast you can change employer.
Competition and pay structure. Pay is concentrated in a few occupations, and part of pay at some employers is bonus or stock, whose value changes. The OEWS tables above show wages only.

Practical tips (editorial, not official)

Compare the whole package, not the salary: rent share, commute and taxes decide what you keep.
Use the city table to trade commute against rent: living further away lowers rent but raises commute time.
Check the company's own careers page and, for visas, the official USCIS pages; the dates and rules there override anything written here.
Look at the occupations table: roles with a high location quotient have many employers competing for the same skills, which usually helps job seekers.
Remote work is part of the picture here: the work-from-home column shows how many residents already do it.

Data centers

DATA CENTERS Crowd-sourced map data, not an official register Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL): telecom=data_center and building=data_center · Data: queried 07/11/2026

Data centers in the region sit where fibre, power and customers meet. There is no official public register of data centers with size or capacity. The table below lists 11 facilities that volunteers have mapped in OpenStreetMap inside the region; it is a floor, not a complete count, and says nothing about megawatts or jobs.

Map of Los Angeles: data centers mapped in OpenStreetMap

Each square is a facility mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors; hover for the name.

Core counties of this guide (Los Angeles County) · grey: neighbouring counties.

By operator

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Operator ⇅	Facilities mapped ⇅	Cities ⇅
Operator not stated	4	Los Angeles, Palmdale
Centurylink	2	El Segundo
CoreSite	1	Los Angeles
United States Postal Service	1	Los Angeles
Equinix	1	Torrance
Serverfarm LLC.	1	El Segundo
Digital Realty	1	El Segundo

Every mapped facility

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Name ⇅	Operator ⇅	City (as tagged) ⇅	Coordinates ⇅
Centurylink	Centurylink	El Segundo	33.918, -118.386
Centurylink	Centurylink	n/a	34.200, -118.344
CoreSite - LA2	CoreSite	Los Angeles	34.058, -118.236
DRT LAX12	Digital Realty	El Segundo	33.916, -118.385
Equinix	Equinix	Torrance	33.851, -118.304
Serverfarm - LAX1	Serverfarm LLC.	El Segundo	33.922, -118.386
USPO Terminal Annex	United States Postal Service	Los Angeles	34.058, -118.235
AT&T	n/a	Palmdale	34.580, -118.114
DRT LAX10	n/a	Los Angeles	34.047, -118.258
Data center (unnamed)	n/a	Los Angeles	34.048, -118.256
One Wilshire	n/a	Los Angeles	34.048, -118.256

Jobs in data centers (technicians, electricians, facilities engineers) appear in the occupation tables of the " + T["metro"] + " metro area, but BLS does not separate them. Capacity and employment per facility: planned, only when an official or company source exists.

FAQ

What counts as Los Angeles?

This guide uses Los Angeles County, which holds the city of Los Angeles and the other cities of the county.

How much do people earn in Los Angeles?

The median pay across all occupations in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim metro area is $55,850 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025); average pay per job in the core counties was $83,554 in 2024 (BLS QCEW).

What is the largest company headquartered in the region?

The Walt Disney Company, with about 203,280 employees worldwide (year not stated), according to its Wikipedia infobox.

How much is rent in the region?

The median across the cities of this guide is $1,933 a month (ACS 2020–2024).

Do I need a visa to work there?

Anyone who is not a US citizen or permanent resident needs work authorisation; see the official USCIS and State Department links on this page.

Are there live job listings here?

Our live feed for the US is federal only. Private-sector jobs are on employers' own careers pages, linked in the company table.

Sources

Jobs in other countries

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