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Electrical Engineers salary in Energy and utilities, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Electrical Engineers (Energy) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $142,164. 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$130,075
Level II — qualified6$120,021
Level III — experienced5$144,902
Level IV — fully competent6$208,865

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Electrical Engineers (Energy) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
California Independent System Operator CorporationElectrical Engineer12$143,533
Chevron CorporationAutomation Engineer2$219,060
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyGrid Asset Performance Engineer2$144,198
AES Clean Energy Services, LLCEngineer, High Voltage Project1$95,846
LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.Sr. Systems Engineer1$177,825
BP America Inc.Principal Embedded Software Engineer1$217,630
ENGIE North America Inc.Project Engineer II1$132,000
Department of Water ResourcesELECTRICAL ENGINEER1$77,856
Arevon Energy, Inc.Sr. Associate SCADA & Operations1$128,149
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.Power Applications Engineer1$130,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Electrical Engineer at California Independent System Operator Corporation
    $121,014
    FolsomDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-374034
  • Engineer, High Voltage Project at AES Clean Energy Services, LLC
    $95,846
    StocktonWage Level IIDecided Sep 17, 2025I-200-25253-300014
  • Sr. Systems Engineer at LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc.
    $177,825
    San JoseWage Level IIDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-271242
  • Principal Embedded Software Engineer at BP America Inc.
    $217,630
    Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-267395
  • Project Engineer II at ENGIE North America Inc.
    $132,000
    FremontWage Level IDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-269498
  • Electrical Engineer at California Independent System Operator Corporation
    $144,902
    FolsomWage Level IIIDecided Aug 28, 2025I-200-25233-259639
  • Electrical Engineer at California Independent System Operator Corporation
    $117,282
    FolsomWage Level IIDecided Aug 12, 2025I-200-25217-223417
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEER at Department of Water Resources
    $77,856
    SacramentoDecided Aug 8, 2025I-200-25213-217129

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.