Quality Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Quality 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.
Quality Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 51 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $124,621. 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 | 8 | $94,375 |
| Level II — qualified | 6 | $112,206 |
| Level III — experienced | 7 | $120,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 8 | $167,774 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Quality Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | Sr. Quality Engineer | 4 | $112,788 |
| PROCEPT BioRobotics | Senior Quality Engineer | 3 | $131,844 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Quality Engineer II | 3 | $117,458 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Staff Quality Engineer | 3 | $170,248 |
| BCVS | Quality Engineer | 2 | $84,708 |
| Zipline International Inc. | Quality Engineer | 1 | $170,000 |
| Veeco Instruments Inc. | Staff Quality Engineer | 1 | $159,051 |
| ASML US, LP | Senior Quality Engineer 2 | 1 | $145,205 |
| Ceribell, Inc. | Sr. Quality Engineer | 1 | $146,000 |
| 1x Technologies Inc. | Staff Quality Engineer | 1 | $165,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Quality Engineer at Zipline International Inc.$170,000South San FranciscoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478457
- Senior Quality Engineer at PROCEPT BioRobotics$131,844San JoseDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25347-480398
- Staff Quality Engineer at Veeco Instruments Inc.$159,051San JoseDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-436445
- Senior Quality Engineer 2 at ASML US, LP$145,205San JoseDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-435282
- Sr. Quality Engineer at Covidien LP$112,506IrvineDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-432478
- Sr. Quality Engineer at Ceribell, Inc.$146,000SunnyvaleDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25324-423615
- Quality Engineer II at Penumbra, Inc.$117,458AlamedaDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-410372
- Sr. Quality Engineer at Covidien LP$112,506IrvineDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25318-407145
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.