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Communications Specialist salary in California

A real-employer view of Communications Specialist 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 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Communications Specialist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $61,849. 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 — entry4$63,349
Level II — qualified1$65,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Make It HomeCommunications Specialist2$58,698
Yihai (US) Food Inc.Communications Specialist1$58,500
Cepton Technologies, Inc.Communications Specialist1$83,200
MADMAC LLCCommunications Specialist1$65,000
MAKE IT HOMECommunications Specialist1$68,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Communications Specialist at Yihai (US) Food Inc.
    $58,500
    City of IndustryDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-492183
  • Communications Specialist at Cepton Technologies, Inc.
    $83,200
    San JoseWage Level IDecided Jun 6, 2025I-200-25150-033249
  • Communications Specialist at MADMAC LLC
    $65,000
    Santa ClaritaWage Level IIDecided Jun 5, 2025I-203-25149-032226
  • Communications Specialist at Make It Home
    $58,698
    San RafaelWage Level IDecided Dec 17, 2024I-203-24346-533736
  • Communications Specialist at Make It Home
    $58,698
    San RafaelWage Level IDecided Dec 3, 2024I-203-24330-498262
  • Communications Specialist at MAKE IT HOME
    $68,000
    San RafaelWage Level IDecided Nov 29, 2024I-203-24326-490489

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.