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Project Engineer salary in California

A real-employer view of Project 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.

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

Project Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $92,955. 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 I — entry9$86,255
Level II — qualified3$98,675
Level III — experienced1$166,000
Level IV — fully competent1$135,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Project Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Myers & Son's Construction, LLCProject Engineer2$86,297
Cumming Management Group, Inc.Project Engineer2$92,465
Beacon Hill Solutions Group LLCProject Engineer1$93,600
Aragon Construction, Inc.Project Engineer1$85,779
Pullman SST Inc.Project Engineer1$90,800
Gilbane Building CompanyProject Engineer1$92,955
BYD Truck LLCProject Engineer1$66,726
EPC Energy IncProject Engineer1$105,600
Borbon IncorporatedProject Engineer1$66,726
Joby Aero, Inc.Senior Project Engineer, Manufacturing1$166,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Engineer at Beacon Hill Solutions Group LLC
    $93,600
    Santa ClaraDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-436162
  • Project Engineer at Aragon Construction, Inc.
    $85,779
    MontclairDecided Nov 6, 2025I-200-25272-342520
  • Project Engineer at Myers & Son's Construction, LLC
    $97,594
    SacramentoWage Level IIDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-261543
  • Project Engineer at Pullman SST Inc.
    $90,800
    BeneciaWage Level IDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-165683
  • Project Engineer at Myers & Son's Construction, LLC
    $75,000
    SacramentoWage Level IDecided Jun 16, 2025I-200-25160-069971
  • Project Engineer at Gilbane Building Company
    $92,955
    Santa ClaraWage Level IDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-035994
  • Project Engineer at BYD Truck LLC
    $66,726
    PasadenaWage Level IDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25150-032940
  • Project Engineer at EPC Energy Inc
    $105,600
    San JoseWage Level IDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-018908

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.