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 147 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $120,640. 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 | 30 | $92,976 |
| Level II — qualified | 41 | $117,037 |
| Level III — experienced | 34 | $140,400 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 25 | $170,000 |
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. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | Associate Quality Engineer | 17 | $118,910 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Quality Engineer | 11 | $142,293 |
| Covidien LP | Senior Quality Engineer | 5 | $112,506 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | Senior Quality Engineer | 4 | $130,000 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Quality Engineer II | 4 | $117,458 |
| PROCEPT BioRobotics | Senior Quality Engineer | 4 | $131,844 |
| Auris Health, Inc. | Quality Engineer | 3 | $139,700 |
| Mitac Information Systems Corp. | Quality Engineer | 3 | $100,000 |
| 1x Technologies Inc. | Quality Engineer | 2 | $141,229 |
| ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. | Quality Engineer | 2 | $91,648 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- QUALITY ENGINEER at INTELLECTT, INC.$122,720SAN JOSEWage Level IIDecided Mar 30, 2026I-200-26082-722108
- Quality Engineer at ND Global Consulting Services Inc.$95,139Santa ClaraWage Level IDecided Mar 24, 2026I-200-26076-709293
- Quality Engineer at Waymo LLC$270,000Mountain ViewWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2026I-200-26065-686454
- Sr Quality Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$110,000LathropWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-678419
- Quality Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$120,000LathropWage Level IIDecided Mar 11, 2026I-200-26063-678687
- Quality Engineer II at Edwards Lifesciences LLC$100,235IrvineWage Level IIDecided Mar 3, 2026I-200-26055-660454
- Quality Engineer at Akkodis, Inc.$81,120CarsonWage Level IDecided Feb 24, 2026I-200-26048-645417
- Senior Quality Engineer at Alpfa Medical, Inc.$155,000Palo AltoWage Level IIIDecided Feb 23, 2026I-200-26048-644161
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.