Process Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Process Engineer 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.
Process Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 96 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $120,000. 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 | 13 | $90,696 |
| Level II — qualified | 41 | $114,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 22 | $134,455 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 10 | $156,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Process Engineer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Process Engineer | 48 | $122,441 |
| CEPHEID | Process Engineer | 6 | $124,452 |
| Building Materials Manufacturing LLC | Process Engineer IV | 2 | $106,559 |
| GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. | Process Engineer | 2 | $94,578 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Process Engineer, Battery | 2 | $123,001 |
| ABC Technologies California, LLC | Process Engineer | 1 | $95,000 |
| Alamar Biosciences, Inc. | Process Engineer | 1 | $150,000 |
| Align Technology, Inc. | Process Engineer, 3D Printing | 1 | $140,608 |
| Ambient Photonics Inc. | Process Engineer IV | 1 | $145,000 |
| AP Technologies USA, Inc. | Process Engineer | 1 | $80,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- PROCESS ENGINEER at INTHING CORPORATION$117,458FREMONTWage Level IIDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-726961
- Sr. Process Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$129,500LathropWage Level IIIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-714496
- Process Engineer at Applied Materials, Inc$132,636Santa ClaraWage Level IIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-713997
- Process Engineer at Photara Inc.$130,000San CarlosWage Level IIDecided Mar 24, 2026I-200-26077-710732
- Process Engineer at Peak Energy Technologies, Inc.$94,682BurlingameWage Level IDecided Mar 19, 2026I-200-26071-698779
- Sr Process Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$123,397LathropWage Level IIDecided Mar 18, 2026I-200-26070-696422
- Process Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$127,323FremontWage Level IIDecided Mar 16, 2026I-200-26068-687997
- Process Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$117,233FremontDecided Mar 12, 2026I-200-26064-682298
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.