Chief Operating Officer salary in California
A real-employer view of Chief Operating 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 Operating Officer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $200,000. 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 | 3 | $100,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 7 | $130,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 6 | $212,500 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 9 | $240,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Chief Operating 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulsar Global Corp. | Chief Operating Officer | 2 | $212,500 |
| Ali Golshan MD Inc | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $216,549 |
| CORUSCENT CO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 1 | $120,000 |
| Entrupy Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $250,000 |
| Exergenics USA Inc | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $100,000 |
| EyeOnIt Digital Inc | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $200,000 |
| FAR AI, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $170,000 |
| Hanabi AI, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $218,858 |
| Keywords Al Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $130,000 |
| Model Evaluation and Threat Research Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | 1 | $209,181 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Chief Operating Officer at Qsic, INC.$260,000IrvineWage Level IVDecided Mar 23, 2026I-203-26075-705526
- Chief Operating Officer at Supervest, Inc$250,000Laguna BeachWage Level IVDecided Mar 18, 2026I-203-26070-695287
- Chief Operating Officer at Strada API Inc.$145,000San FranciscoWage Level IIDecided Jan 21, 2026I-200-26013-555436
- Chief Operating Officer at Windfall for Humanity, Inc.$234,000San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Jan 16, 2026I-200-26009-547829
- Chief Operating Officer at OKTY C CORPORATION$125,000Los AngelesWage Level IIDecided Dec 29, 2025I-203-25355-500304
- Chief Operating Officer at Seduli Sutter Operations Corporation$156,000Sutter CreekWage Level IVDecided Dec 10, 2025I-203-25337-455869
- Chief Operating Officer at Pulsar Global Corp.$225,000Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Nov 17, 2025I-201-25312-390629
- Chief Operating Officer at Ali Golshan MD Inc$216,549Beverly HillsWage Level IVDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25308-373632
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.