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Salary Contract specialist in the Los Angeles region

Market pay levels based on 33 568 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median114 849 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average123 120 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile80 243 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile153 746 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile80 243 $
Median114 849 $
Upper quartile153 746 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 80 243 $ and 153 746 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 153 746 $.
  • The upper quartile is 92% above the lower one.
  • The average (123 120 $) is 7% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
  • The estimate uses 33 568 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters Long Beach ·

Contract Specialist

106 437 – 138 370 $

Summary The purpose of this position is to serve as a Contract Specialist for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with responsibility for performing professional work involving the p…

Full timeHybridLong Beach
Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters Long Beach ·

Contract Specialist

89 508 – 116 362 $

Summary Serve as a Contract Specialist for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with responsibility for performing professional work involving the procurement of supplies and services…

Full timeHybridLong Beach
Air Force Civilian Career Training Los Angeles ·

Contract Specialist

61 111 – 79 443 $

Summary The purpose of this position is to perform developmental assignments which are designed to provide the employee the application of common contracting methods and contract types, and…

Full timeHybridLos Angeles
Air Force Civilian Career Training Los Angeles ·

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

49 960 – 64 952 $

Summary The purpose of this position is to perform developmental assignments which are designed to provide the employee the application of common contracting methods and contract types, and…

Full timeHybridLos Angeles

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (114 849 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (123 120 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 80 243 $ to 153 746 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 80 243 $ and a quarter above 153 746 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 33 568 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 114 849 $ is the market level, above 153 746 $ is the strong quarter, below 80 243 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.