Engineering (non-software) jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
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Published pay at a glance
3,580 open postings from 274 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $147K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $175K
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $125K and $173K
- Median published range width
- $56K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 46%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 13%
- $100K - $125K893
- $125K - $150K1,041
- $150K - $175K759
- $175K - $200K414
- $200K - $225K228
- $225K - $250K91
- $250K - $275K75
- $275K - $300K25
- $300K - $325K23
- $325K - $350K21
- $350K - $375K2
- $375K - $400K8
Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.
New this week
1,253 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
Jobs 2,801 to 2,850 of 3,580
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Base salary $175K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Optical Engineer Apply for Principal Optical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $139K to $231KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Fiber Laser Engineer Apply for Principal Fiber Laser Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Mechanical Engineer Apply for Principal Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126,200 to $210,350Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Electrical Engineer – High-Speed Optoelectronics & RF Systems Apply for Principal Electrical Engineer – High-Speed Optoelectronics & RF Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Electronics Engineer Apply for Senior Electronics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $111,850 to $186,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer Apply for Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $111,850 to $186,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Laser Engineer Apply for Senior Laser Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $101,675 to $169,475Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Device Electrical Engineer – High-Speed Optoelectronics Apply for Senior Device Electrical Engineer – High-Speed Optoelectronics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Thin Film Engineer Apply for Senior Thin Film Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior, Manager Environmental Health & Safety Apply for Senior, Manager Environmental Health & Safety on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,959 to $194,218Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Electrical Engineer - Control Panel Apply for Staff Electrical Engineer - Control Panel on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Principal Engineer AI/ML Apply for Sr Principal Engineer AI/ML on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Mgr/Dep Director ASIC Digital Design IP ENGINEERING Apply for Sr Mgr/Dep Director ASIC Digital Design IP ENGINEERING on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $122K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: SMTS, Field Application Engineering Apply for SMTS, Field Application Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $118K to $239KAnnual base, USD
View job: RF PDK DRC Development Engineer - Design Enablement Apply for RF PDK DRC Development Engineer - Design Enablement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Data Center Architect Apply for Data Center Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $275K to $335KAnnual base, USD
View job: Head of Hardware Manufacturing Operations Apply for Head of Hardware Manufacturing Operations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Drone Apply for Senior Mechanical Engineer, Drone on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $180KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $108,900 to $145,200Annual base, USD
View job: Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer Apply for Supervisor, Mechanical Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Controls Engineer- Data Center Apply for Principal Controls Engineer- Data Center on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering Apply for Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $201KAnnual base, USD
View job: Registered Architect Apply for Registered Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Process Engineer, Life Science Apply for Sr. Process Engineer, Life Science on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Electrical Engineer, PE Apply for Electrical Engineer, PE on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mechanical Engineer, Life Science Apply for Mechanical Engineer, Life Science on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $109K to $155KAnnual base, USD
View job: Instrumentation and Controls Engineer Apply for Instrumentation and Controls Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $287K to $485KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $130,687 to $222,169Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Energy Engineer Apply for Lead Energy Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $220,900Annual base, USD
View job: Director - Engineering, High Speed SerDes & Analog / Mixed-Signal (Silicon One Optics Group) Apply for Director - Engineering, High Speed SerDes & Analog / Mixed-Signal (Silicon One Optics Group) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $220,900Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Hardware Systems Architect - ASIC (Silicon One) Ecosystem Integration & Product Strategy (Hybrid) Apply for Principal Hardware Systems Architect - ASIC (Silicon One) Ecosystem Integration & Product Strategy (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Link Modeling Technical Leader Apply for ASIC Link Modeling Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC High Speed AMS Technical Leader Apply for ASIC High Speed AMS Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC DFT Technical Leader- MBIST Apply for ASIC DFT Technical Leader- MBIST on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Signal and Power Integrity Technical Leader (Hybrid) Apply for Signal and Power Integrity Technical Leader (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware Design Engineer System Lead / SI/ System Architecture Apply for Hardware Design Engineer System Lead / SI/ System Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: System Architecture Engineer Leader (Hardware Board Design) (Onsite) Apply for System Architecture Engineer Leader (Hardware Board Design) (Onsite) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Thermal Engineering Technical Leader Apply for Senior Thermal Engineering Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid) Apply for Senior Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: Leader, Thermal Hardware Engineering Apply for Leader, Thermal Hardware Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $179KAnnual base, USD
View job: Leader, Semiconductor Product Engineering Apply for Leader, Semiconductor Product Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader Apply for ASIC Design Verification Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Design Engineer Technical Lead Apply for ASIC Design Engineer Technical Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Technical Leader- CAD Apply for ASIC Technical Leader- CAD on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead Apply for ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC DFT DV Technical Leader (Hybrid) Apply for ASIC DFT DV Technical Leader (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC DFT Technical Leader - CDC Apply for ASIC DFT Technical Leader - CDC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Technical Leader Apply for ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Emulation Engineer, Technical Leader Apply for Emulation Engineer, Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $151,300Annual base, USD
View job: Hardware Engineering Technical Leader Apply for Hardware Engineering Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Who publishes the highest base here
Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.
| Employer | Open postings | Median published starting base |
|---|---|---|
| Lambda | 10 | $332K |
| Anthropic | 4 | $320K |
| Sabi | 6 | $300K |
| Wayve | 4 | $278K |
| OpenAI | 84 | $266K |
| Apptronik | 5 | $240K |
| Blue Origin | 34 | $230,400 |
| Wing | 7 | $211K |
| Clera | 4 | $207,500 |
| Waymo | 30 | $207K |
Where these jobs are
Most postings by state: California (3,580).
Of the 18% of postings that state a workplace: 1% remote, 37% hybrid, 61% on-site. 82% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.
Related pages
- All jobs in California
- All engineering (non-software) jobs
- Software Engineering in California 5,063
- Program & Project Management in California 1,066
- Product in California 936
- Sales in California 879
- Finance & Accounting in California 867
- Marketing in California 840
- IT & Security in California 726
- HR & Recruiting in California 583
How to read these figures
Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.

