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Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 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

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 905 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $181,532. 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$130,000
Level II — qualified22$128,898
Level III — experienced39$161,230
Level IV — fully competent101$216,091

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Apple Inc.Design Verification263$188,019
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Staff Modem Technologies Engineer193$155,000
NVIDIA CorporationEngineer Senior ASIC162$216,091
Intel CorporationComponent Design Engineer58$156,209
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Physical Design Senior Staff Engineer24$186,472
Xilinx, Inc.MTS Silicon Design Engineer21$186,472
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.MTS Silicon Design Engineer18$173,636
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.Staff Systems Engineer14$163,401
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLCSenior Engineer13$186,472
Broadcom CorporationR&D Engineer IC Design7$148,944

Recent sample filings

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

  • Component Design Engineer at Intel Corporation
    $186,472
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500851
  • Architect Senior at NVIDIA Corporation
    $216,091
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501273
  • Silicon Prototype Engineering at Apple Inc.
    $147,400
    CupertinoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500737
  • Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Verification at PSEMI CORPORATION
    $184,000
    San DiegoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502591
  • Optical Senior Staff Engineer at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
    $186,472
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503052
  • Hardware Engineer, Electronics at NVIDIA Corporation
    $216,091
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502573
  • Component Design Engineer at Intel Corporation
    $156,209
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25357-504584
  • Hardware Engineer, Electronics at NVIDIA Corporation
    $216,091
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500827

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.