Chief Financial Officer salary in California
A real-employer view of Chief Financial Officer 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.
Chief Financial Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $225,000. 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 I — entry | 1 | $97,614 |
| Level II — qualified | 5 | $174,574 |
| Level III — experienced | 7 | $200,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 7 | $315,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Chief Financial Officer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talmera USA Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 2 | $193,149 |
| Access Ingenuity | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $200,000 |
| BFTV INC. | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 1 | $450,000 |
| Boundary Bend Olives, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $325,000 |
| Breadfast, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $180,000 |
| Brex Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $292,427 |
| CreateMe Technologies Inc | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $285,000 |
| Fidelity Memorial Group | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $250,000 |
| Gigacloud Technology (USA) Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $300,000 |
| Kryptowire, Inc. (dba Quokka) | Chief Financial Officer | 1 | $295,859 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at MoveIn, Inc$280,000CerritosWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-713247
- Chief Financial Officer at SCal Mobile LLC$200,000IrvineWage Level IIIDecided Mar 23, 2026I-200-26075-705113
- Chief Financial Officer at Access Ingenuity$200,000Santa RosaWage Level IIIDecided Mar 4, 2026I-200-26056-664629
- Chief Financial Officer at The Platform LLC$155,000Long BeachWage Level IIDecided Feb 12, 2026I-203-26036-621130
- Chief Financial Officer at Fidelity Memorial Group$250,000San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25331-442515
- Chief Financial Officer at RobCo Inc.$315,000San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-393558
- Chief Financial Officer at CreateMe Technologies Inc$285,000NewarkWage Level IIIDecided Nov 7, 2025I-203-25307-357744
- Chief Financial Officer at Gigacloud Technology (USA) Inc.$300,000El MonteWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-326198
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.