Civil Engineers salary in Professional services, California
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Civil Engineers (Pro services) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 498 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $104,739. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 180 | $86,528 |
| Level II — qualified | 136 | $108,166 |
| Level III — experienced | 62 | $127,669 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 43 | $150,384 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Civil Engineers (Pro services) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDR Engineering, Inc. | Water/Wastewater Engineer in Training (EIT) | 17 | $125,798 |
| WSP USA Inc. | Civil Engineer | 13 | $108,255 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Civil Engineering III | 12 | $127,796 |
| Stantec Consulting Services Inc. | Associate, Geotechnical Engineer | 11 | $104,478 |
| Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. | Project Consultant | 11 | $95,633 |
| Moffatt & Nichol | Civil Engineer III | 11 | $91,354 |
| T.Y. Lin International | Bridge Designer | 11 | $88,213 |
| Mott MacDonald Group Inc. | Principal Project Manager - Dams | 10 | $113,099 |
| WSP USA BUILDINGS INC. | Associate Consultant, Structural Engineering | 9 | $110,032 |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. | Project Controls Specialist 2 | 9 | $100,006 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Project Manager 2 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory$150,684BerkeleyDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502633
- Senior Engineer at Degenkolb Engineers$134,763OaklandDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485888
- Project Engineer I, Traffic at Sandis Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Planners$93,000OaklandDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-483553
- Project Engineer at Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Enviromental Sciences Consultants$125,000San JoseDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-483710
- Project Engineer at HZS Engineering, Inc.$76,211OrangeDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25347-480577
- MEP Coordinator at HATHAWAY DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY$138,000AnaheimDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478376
- Project Engineer at HNTB Corporation$132,787Santa AnaDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-474804
- Construction Engineer 3 at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.$131,105SacramentoDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-477167
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.