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Chief Technology Officer salary in California

A real-employer view of Chief Technology Officer 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

Chief Technology Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $200,907. 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 — qualified2$225,254
Level III — experienced1$248,000
Level IV — fully competent1$250,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Inception AI, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2$233,328
Aidora Inc.Chief Technology Officer2$178,506
Casixty Inc.Chief Technology Officer2$200,000
Fulcrum Tech IncorporatedChief Technology Officer1$250,000
XDOF INCChief Technology Officer1$180,000
Airbyte, Inc.Chief Technology Officer1$274,456
Visor Inc.Chief Technology Officer1$190,000
Simbian, IncChief Technology Officer1$200,000
Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.Chief Technology Officer1$300,000
EnataOS Corp.Chief Technology Officer (CTO)1$201,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Chief Technology Officer at Inception AI, Inc.
    $266,656
    Palo AltoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-480327
  • Chief Technology Officer at Aidora Inc.
    $178,506
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25344-470545
  • Chief Technology Officer at Fulcrum Tech Incorporated
    $250,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460301
  • Chief Technology Officer at XDOF INC
    $180,000
    BerkeleyDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-435683
  • Chief Technology Officer at Casixty Inc.
    $200,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-429330
  • Chief Technology Officer at Casixty Inc.
    $200,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25320-411487
  • Chief Technology Officer at Airbyte, Inc.
    $274,456
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 21, 2025I-202-25319-411200
  • Chief Technology Officer at Aidora Inc.
    $178,506
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-397505

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.