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Electrical Engineers salary in Manufacturing, California

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

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

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

Public records from 520 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $163,020. 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 — entry44$111,700
Level II — qualified70$156,624
Level III — experienced56$163,300
Level IV — fully competent74$213,595

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Apple Inc.Hardware Systems Engineering163$181,532
Tesla, Inc.Sr Electronic Design Engineer50$169,560
Astera Labs INCTech Lead Design Verification Engineer20$159,890
Analog Devices, Inc.Senior Engineer, Design Evaluation Engineering15$148,059
Micron Technology, Inc.Semiconductor Design Engineer15$156,624
Lucid USA, Inc.Sr. Engineer, Functional Safety11$160,930
ASML US, LPSenior Electrical Engineer 110$159,890
Also, Inc.Staff Firmware Engineer9$245,000
Zoox, Inc.System Test Engineer7$176,000
Joby Aero, Inc.Electrical Engineer7$158,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Staff Platform Engineer at HEARTFLOW, INC.
    $187,803
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500735
  • Staff Analog IC Design Engineer at Lightmatter, Inc.
    $210,000
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25354-499686
  • Hardware Systems Engineering at Apple Inc.
    $181,532
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496435
  • MTS, DFT at SiMa Technologies, Inc.
    $220,100
    San JoseDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-495920
  • Senior BMS MBD Software Engineer, Flight Software at Archer Aviation Inc.
    $166,500
    San JoseDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25352-492379
  • Silicon Test Engineer at Apple Inc.
    $217,630
    CupertinoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-489602
  • Cellular Machine Learning Engineer at Apple Inc.
    $188,760
    SunnyvaleDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-485346
  • Silicon Product Engineer at Apple Inc.
    $157,802
    CupertinoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481479

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.