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Aerospace Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Aerospace Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Aerospace Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $130,539. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry5$93,621
Level IV — fully competent3$208,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Aerospace Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
AIBOT US Operation Inc.Aerospace Engineer2$146,077
M4 Engineering, Inc.Aerospace Engineer2$92,498
Grid Aero, Inc.Aerospace Engineer2$93,621
eInfochips Inc.Aerospace Engineer1$187,782
Ceres Robotics, Inc.Aerospace Engineer1$208,000
University of California, BerkeleyAerospace Engineer1$115,000
Swift Beat, LLCSenior Aerospace Engineer1$380,117,920

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Aerospace Engineer at AIBOT US Operation Inc.
    $146,077
    San BernardinoDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25330-438948
  • Aerospace Engineer at eInfochips Inc.
    $187,782
    CampbellWage Level IVDecided Aug 6, 2025I-200-25211-208691
  • Aerospace Engineer at Ceres Robotics, Inc.
    $208,000
    Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Jul 23, 2025I-200-25197-179922
  • Aerospace Engineer at M4 Engineering, Inc.
    $92,498
    Long BeachWage Level IDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-970280
  • Aerospace Engineer at M4 Engineering, Inc.
    $92,498
    Long BeachWage Level IDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-970279
  • Aerospace Engineer at University of California, Berkeley
    $115,000
    BerkeleyWage Level IDecided Mar 7, 2025I-200-25061-735957
  • Aerospace Engineer at Grid Aero, Inc.
    $93,621
    San LeandroWage Level IDecided Dec 19, 2024I-200-24347-538948
  • Aerospace Engineer at Grid Aero, Inc.
    $93,621
    San LeandroWage Level IDecided Dec 11, 2024I-200-24339-518942

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.