Physical Design Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Physical Design 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.
Physical Design Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 30 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $199,500. 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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $220,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Physical Design Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Physical Design Engineer | 17 | $199,500 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Senior Physical Design Engineer | 6 | $206,825 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Physical Design Senior Staff Engineer | 3 | $186,472 |
| Mellanox Technologies, Inc. | Physical Design Engineer | 2 | $216,091 |
| Aeva, Inc. | Staff Physical Design Engineer | 1 | $225,000 |
| Upscale AI, Inc. | Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer | 1 | $220,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Physical Design Engineer at Apple Inc.$160,553CupertinoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496516
- Senior Physical Design Engineer at NVIDIA Corporation$186,472Santa ClaraDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-483939
- Physical Design Senior Staff Engineer at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.$186,472Santa ClaraDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25340-462863
- Physical Design Engineer at Mellanox Technologies, Inc.$216,091Santa ClaraDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25318-407203
- Physical Design Engineer at Apple Inc.$216,091SunnyvaleDecided Nov 19, 2025I-200-25316-401742
- Physical Design Engineer at Apple Inc.$216,091SunnyvaleDecided Nov 19, 2025I-200-25316-401286
- Physical Design Engineer at Apple Inc.$195,061SunnyvaleDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-391446
- Senior Physical Design Engineer at NVIDIA Corporation$216,091Santa ClaraDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25312-390427
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.