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Manager, R&D Packaging salary in California

A real-employer view of Manager, R&D Packaging 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.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Manager, R&D Packaging in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 4 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $160,070. 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 competent3$160,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Manager, R&D Packaging in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Stryker CorporationManager, R&D Packaging1$160,139
QuantumScape Battery, Inc.Manager, Cell Development1$174,100
Enphase Energy, Inc.Senior Manager, Failure Analysis1$160,000
Lam Research CorporationSenior Manager, Engineering1$158,018

Recent sample filings

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

  • Manager, R&D Packaging at Stryker Corporation
    $160,139
    FremontDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-503505
  • Manager, Cell Development at QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
    $174,100
    San JoseWage Level IVDecided Dec 11, 2024I-200-24340-519093
  • Senior Manager, Failure Analysis at Enphase Energy, Inc.
    $160,000
    FremontWage Level IVDecided Nov 14, 2024I-200-24311-458520
  • Senior Manager, Engineering at Lam Research Corporation
    $158,018
    FremontWage Level IVDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-454053

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.