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Vice President salary in California

A real-employer view of Vice President 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

Vice President in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 50 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $202,500. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified2$154,500
Level III — experienced19$177,000
Level IV — fully competent21$205,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLCVice President, Investing & Portfolio Management8$250,000
Pacific Investment Management Company LLCVP, Solutions Strategist6$215,000
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Vice President4$165,500
TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLCVice President, Investment (Artificial Intelligence)3$221,400
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLCVice President2$275,000
Barclays Capital Inc.Vice President, Banking2$220,000
Houlihan Lokey Financial Advisors, Inc.Vice President2$202,500
MSCI, INC.Vice President, Analytics Client Consultant2$143,000
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLCVP, Financial Engineer1$129,000
Ares Operations LLCVice President, Credit1$250,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Vice President, Investing & Portfolio Management at GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
    $250,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-486508
  • Vice President at Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC
    $275,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-475502
  • Vice President, Solutions Strategist at Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
    $215,000
    Newport BeachDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-433690
  • VP, Financial Engineer at AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
    $129,000
    Agoura HillsDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-426082
  • Vice President, Investment (Artificial Intelligence) at TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC
    $234,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 19, 2025I-202-25317-403042
  • ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTMENT(INNOVATION) at TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC
    $221,400
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 19, 2025I-202-25317-403047
  • Vice President, Credit at Ares Operations LLC
    $250,000
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-372196
  • Assistant VP, Investment (Technology & Consumer-Americas) at TEMASEK INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC
    $152,069
    San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Sep 30, 2025I-202-25266-329186

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.