Technical Lead Salary in Los Angeles, California

Technical Lead Salary in Los Angeles, CA

How much does a Technical Lead make in Los Angeles, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Technical Lead in Los Angeles, CA is $154,063. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $138,404 to $170,644, with most professionals earning between $124,147 and $185,740.

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10th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $124,147 Los Angeles,CA March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $138,404 Los Angeles,CA March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $154,063 Los Angeles,CA March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $170,644 Los Angeles,CA March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Technical Lead Salary $185,740 Los Angeles,CA March 01, 2025
25% $138,404 10% $124,147 90% $185,740 75% $170,644 $154,063 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Technical Lead ?

A lead programmer is a software engineer in charge of one or more software projects. Alternative titles include development lead, technical lead, lead software engineer, software design engineer lead (SDE lead), software development manager, software manager, or lead application developer. When primarily contributing in a high-level enterprise software design role, the title software architect (or similar) is often used....

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    Applications Programming Supervisor

    3 - 5 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    5 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
138404
170644
154063

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
141535
180435
160344
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Technical Lead in Los Angeles, CA. The base salary for Technical Lead ranges from $138,404 to $170,644 with the average base salary of $154,063. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $141,535 to $180,435 with the average total cash compensation of $160,344.

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Los Angeles, California  area prices were up 3.2% from a year ago

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