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Staff Systems Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Staff Systems 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

Staff Systems Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $136,790. 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 — entry2$84,812
Level II — qualified3$115,000
Level III — experienced8$135,780
Level IV — fully competent5$173,349

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Staff Systems Engineer5$115,000
Becton, Dickinson and CompanySenior Systems Engineer3$140,000
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.Principal Systems Engineer (Biomedical)2$126,049
Diality, Inc.Associate Systems Engineer2$125,533
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.Systems Engineer III2$131,560
Medtronic, Inc.Principal Systems Engineer2$116,605
THINK Surgical, Inc.Systems Engineer 31$139,203
Advanced Bionics LLCPrincipal Systems Engineer1$121,000
Triple Ring Technologies, Inc.Staff Systems Engineer1$156,270
Noah Medical CorporationSystems Engineer1$140,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Systems Engineer 3 at THINK Surgical, Inc.
    $139,203
    FremontDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430234
  • Senior Systems Engineer at Becton, Dickinson and Company
    $135,000
    IrvineDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425331
  • Principal Systems Engineer at Advanced Bionics LLC
    $121,000
    ValenciaDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25316-399116
  • Staff Systems Engineer at Triple Ring Technologies, Inc.
    $156,270
    NewarkDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25304-352904
  • Principal Systems Engineer (Biomedical) at Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
    $138,579
    Santa ClaraDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-270601
  • Staff Systems Engineer at St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    $150,000
    SunnyvaleWage Level IIIDecided Aug 21, 2025I-200-25226-243139
  • Systems Engineer (Medical Device) at Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
    $113,519
    Santa ClaraDecided Aug 13, 2025I-200-25218-226473
  • Associate Systems Engineer at Diality, Inc.
    $76,066
    IrvineWage Level IDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-071771

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.