Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Los Angeles, CA

The median web developer wage in the Los Angeles area is $51.58 an hour, 16% above the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $65–$105 an hour — $1,150–$1,900 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,150–$1,900

About 18 hours at $65–$105 an hour, the freelance rate in Los Angeles. Plus $55–$125 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Los Angeles

Median web developer wage
$51.58/hr
$107,300 a year
Freelance rate
$65–$105
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
12 of 191
with published data
Los Angeles areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$51.58$54.192,310
Web and digital interface designers$51.23$59.859,220

BLS area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Los Angeles against California and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Los Angeles area$51.58$65–$105
California$57.48$70–$115
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Los Angeles

At $65–$105 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$55–$125
Five-page business site$1,150–$1,900$55–$125
Five pages with online booking$1,450–$2,300$55–$125
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,550–$4,100$55–$125
Small online shop$2,000–$3,250$55–$125

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

Find clients in Los Angeles

See the businesses without websites in Los Angeles, counted trade by trade, or search any neighbourhood with the free finder.

Other metro areas in California

Questions

How much do web designers make in Los Angeles?+

The median web developer wage in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area is $51.58 an hour, about $107,300 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 10% below the California figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Los Angeles?+

About $65–$105 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Los Angeles?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Los Angeles area costs about $1,150–$1,900, plus $55–$125 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Los Angeles?+

BLS counts 2,310 employed web developers and 9,220 web and digital interface designers in the Los Angeles metro area. Freelancers are not included.

Selling websites in Los Angeles?

SitesGen finds the businesses around Los Angeles with no website, builds each a finished one from its own photos and reviews, and writes the pitch.

Try SitesGen for $1

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.