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R Developer Salary in Los Angeles 2026

How much does a R developer expect to make at Los Angeles-based startups? The average expected salary for R developers in Los Angeles-based startups is 136k per year, with a range from 106k to 240k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for R developers in Los Angeles startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

135.5k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a R developer in Los Angeles is$135,500, which is 18.7% higher than the average Los Angeles startup salary of $114,125. R developer salaries in Los Angeles are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$229,500/yr

Range $224k - $240k

Average

$135,500/yr

Range $133k - $140k

Below Average

$115,100/yr

Range $106k - $123k


Industries

The highest average salary a R developer in Los Angeles can get in SaaS, that is $203,000. This pay is 35.0% higher than the average R developer salary, which is $150,357. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: SaaS (avg $203,000 per year), Financial Services (avg $171,000 per year), Aerospace (avg $157,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. GCP

    $215k

  • 2. Unreal

    $215k

  • 3. Go

    $215k

  • 4. Scala

    $213.5k

  • 5. rundeck

    $208k

  • 6. Elixir

    $200k

  • 7. Verilog

    $195k

  • 8. Java

    $190k

  • 9. Neo4J

    $190k

  • 10. Hibernate

    $188.5k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary R developer in Los Angeles can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $127,500. This pay is 11.7% higher than the average salary in Los Angeles startups, which is $114,125. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.