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Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers salary in California

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the California OES distribution for Health and Safety Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$183,872
Across 5 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $183,872. 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 IV — fully competent5$183,872

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Health and Safety Engineers in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Kyocera SLD Laser, Inc.Sr EH&S Manager, Fab Operations Manager1$183,872
GRAIL, Inc.Manager, Environmental Health and Safety1$179,469
Applied Materials, Inc.Technical Project/Program Management Engineer1$186,198
Meta Platforms, IncManager of Device Certification and Compliance1$289,786
Apple Inc.Environmental Health and Safety1$170,498

Recent sample filings

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

  • Sr EH&S Manager, Fab Operations Manager at Kyocera SLD Laser, Inc.
    $183,872
    FremontWage Level IVDecided Mar 31, 2025I-200-25084-800146
  • Manager, Environmental Health and Safety at GRAIL, Inc.
    $179,469
    Menlo ParkWage Level IVDecided Mar 25, 2025I-200-25077-785304
  • Technical Project/Program Management Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc.
    $186,198
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Dec 11, 2024I-200-24339-517047
  • Manager of Device Certification and Compliance at Meta Platforms, Inc
    $289,786
    SunnyvaleWage Level IVDecided Oct 29, 2024I-200-24296-422498
  • Environmental Health and Safety at Apple Inc.
    $170,498
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Oct 24, 2024I-200-24291-413178

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.