RateOrchard
Specialty Profile · California

Senior GNC Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Senior GNC 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 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Senior GNC Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $178,075. 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 II — qualified1$134,493
Level IV — fully competent2$185,266

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
LTA Research and Exploration LLCPrincipal GNC Engineer2$158,621
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.Senior GNC Engineer II1$173,400
CesiumAstro Inc.Principal GNC Engineer I1$187,782

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior GNC Engineer II at Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
    $173,400
    Long BeachDecided Nov 24, 2025I-203-25321-414911
  • Principal GNC Engineer I at CesiumAstro Inc.
    $187,782
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-287995
  • Principal GNC Engineer at LTA Research and Exploration LLC
    $182,749
    SunnyvaleWage Level IVDecided Feb 26, 2025I-200-25050-708464
  • GNC Engineer at LTA Research and Exploration LLC
    $134,493
    SunnyvaleWage Level IIDecided Feb 20, 2025I-200-25044-689089

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.