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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.

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

Chief Financial Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $267,500. 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 I — entry1$97,614
Level II — qualified4$177,287
Level III — experienced3$193,149
Level IV — fully competent5$325,000

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.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Talmera USA Inc.Chief Financial Officer2$193,149
Fidelity Memorial GroupChief Financial Officer1$250,000
RobCo Inc.Chief Financial Officer1$315,000
CreateMe Technologies IncChief Financial Officer1$285,000
Gigacloud Technology (USA) Inc.Chief Financial Officer1$300,000
MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLCChief Financial Officer1$180,000
Kryptowire, Inc. (dba Quokka)Chief Financial Officer1$295,859
Lake Tahoe Lakers LLCChief Financial Officer (CFO)1$97,614
Long Shine LLCChief Financial Officer1$150,000
PICKLE, INC.Chief Financial Officer1$174,574

Recent sample filings

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

  • Chief Financial Officer at Fidelity Memorial Group
    $250,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25331-442515
  • Chief Financial Officer at RobCo Inc.
    $315,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-393558
  • Chief Financial Officer at CreateMe Technologies Inc
    $285,000
    NewarkDecided Nov 7, 2025I-203-25307-357744
  • Chief Financial Officer at Gigacloud Technology (USA) Inc.
    $300,000
    El MonteWage Level IVDecided Sep 29, 2025I-200-25265-326198
  • Chief Financial Officer at MACHU PICCHU ENERGY LLC
    $180,000
    Santa MonicaWage Level IIDecided Aug 4, 2025I-200-25209-202916
  • Chief Financial Officer at Kryptowire, Inc. (dba Quokka)
    $295,859
    San JoseWage Level IIIDecided Jul 29, 2025I-203-25203-191839
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Lake Tahoe Lakers LLC
    $97,614
    Carnelian BayWage Level IDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25173-118708
  • Chief Financial Officer at Talmera USA Inc.
    $193,149
    Los AngelesWage Level IIIDecided Jun 27, 2025I-200-25171-117685

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.