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 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $145,000. 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 | 1 | $61,110 |
| Level II — qualified | 2 | $107,526 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $165,093 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 3 | $174,960 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City National Bank | Quality Senior Engineer | 4 | $108,971 |
| Selsoft Inc | Quality Engineer | 2 | $85,526 |
| Samsara Inc. | Sr. Quality Engineer I | 2 | $136,792 |
| Cascading AI Inc. | Quality Engineer | 2 | $165,000 |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | Senior Quality Engineer | 2 | $166,000 |
| Castlight Health, Inc. | Senior Quality Engineer 4 | 1 | $163,613 |
| Cascading AI, Inc. | Quality Engineer | 1 | $170,000 |
| Suresby | Senior Quality Engineer | 1 | $132,912 |
| Sephora USA, Inc. | Lead Quality Engineer | 1 | $155,000 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | Senior Quality Engineer II | 1 | $183,733 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Quality Engineer at Selsoft Inc$86,000IrvineDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476938
- Senior Quality Engineer 4 at Castlight Health, Inc.$163,613AntiochDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-475224
- Sr. Quality Engineer I at Samsara Inc.$135,138San DiegoDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476965
- Quality Engineer at Cascading AI, Inc.$170,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 16, 2025I-200-25344-470459
- Lead Quality Engineer at City National Bank$111,408CypressDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-465348
- Senior Quality Engineer at Suresby$132,912ValenciaDecided Dec 11, 2025I-200-25338-457428
- Quality Engineer at Cascading AI Inc.$185,000San FranciscoDecided Dec 4, 2025I-200-25330-441641
- Quality Engineer at Cascading AI Inc.$145,000San FranciscoDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-425575
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.