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Project Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Project 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

Project Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $89,502. 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 — entry1$68,442
Level II — qualified2$95,451

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Gruendl, Inc.Project Engineer1$68,442
Gonsalves & Santucci, Inc. dba The Conco CompaniesProject Engineer1$89,502
J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.Project Engineer1$101,400

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Engineer at Gruendl, Inc.
    $68,442
    OaklandWage Level IDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-267856
  • Project Engineer at Gonsalves & Santucci, Inc. dba The Conco Companies
    $89,502
    ConcordWage Level IIDecided Jul 29, 2025I-200-25203-191888
  • Project Engineer at J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.
    $101,400
    OaklandWage Level IIDecided Nov 18, 2024I-200-24313-464716

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.