Design Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Design Engineer make in California?
Design Engineers in California earn $66,000 annually on average, or $29.00 per hour, which is the same with the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Design Engineers work for Apple at $125,000 annually while the lowest paid Design Engineers work for Hi-Shear Technology earning approximately $20,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$121K Altera Corp's Average Design Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$60K (65%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
+$28K (26%) more than average Altera Corp salary ($93K)
Equal to average Altera Corp Design Engineer salary ($121K) in California
$63K Intel's Average Design Engineer Salary (21 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
-$8K (11%) less than average Intel salary ($71K)
+$57K (62%) more than average Intel Design Engineer salary ($63K) in California
$56K Northrop Grumman's Average Design Engineer Salary (32 salaries)
-$5K (8%) less than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
-$19K (29%) less than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
+$44K (56%) more than average Northrop Grumman Design Engineer salary ($56K) in California
+$46K (58%) more than average Northrop Grumman Design Engineer salary ($56K) in California
$86K AMI Semiconductor's Average Design Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$25K (34%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
+$19K (24%) more than average AMI Semiconductor salary ($67K)
+$14K (15%) more than average AMI Semiconductor Design Engineer salary ($86K) in California
$61K Boeing's Average Design Engineer Salary (75 salaries)
Equal to national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
-$14K (20%) less than average Boeing salary ($75K)
+$39K (48%) more than average Boeing Design Engineer salary ($61K) in California
$92K Broadcom's Average Design Engineer Salary (8 salaries)
+$31K (40%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
+$2K (2%) more than average Broadcom salary ($90K)
-$21K (25%) less than average Broadcom Design Engineer salary ($92K) in California
+$28K (26%) more than average Broadcom Design Engineer salary ($92K) in California
$90K Arcadia Design Systems' Average Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$29K (38%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
Equal to average Arcadia Design Systems salary ($90K)
Equal to average Arcadia Design Systems Design Engineer salary ($90K) in California
$96K ESS Technology's Average Design Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
+$35K (44%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
+$6K (6%) more than average ESS Technology salary ($90K)
-$6K (6%) less than average ESS Technology Design Engineer salary ($96K) in California
$66K Fluor's Average Design Engineer Salary (22 salaries)
+$5K (7%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
-$12K (16%) less than average Fluor salary ($78K)
+$24K (30%) more than average Fluor Design Engineer salary ($66K) in California
$183656K SMART Modular Technologies' Average Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$183595K (199%) more than national average Design Engineer salary ($61K)
+$183596K (199%) more than average SMART Modular Technologies salary ($60K)
-$183568K (199%) less than average SMART Modular Technologies Design Engineer salary ($183656K) in California
Top companies for Design Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Design Engineer in California
| Apple | $125K | 1 salary |
| Altera Corp | $120K | 1 salary |
| Intel | $120K | 1 salary |
| Northrop Grumman | $101K | 2 salaries |
| AMI Semiconductor | $100K | 1 salary |
| Boeing | $100K | 1 salary |
| Broadcom | $95K | 2 salaries |
| Arcadia Design Systems | $90K | 1 salary |
| ESS Technology | $90K | 1 salary |
| Fluor | $90K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Design Engineer in California
Cupertino, CA
$125K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$101K per year
2 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Carlsbad, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$89K per year
2 salaries > Oakland, CA
$85K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$83K per year
3 salaries > Camarillo, CA
$82K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$80K per year
3 salaries >
$125K per year
1 salary > Redondo Beach, CA
$101K per year
2 salaries > El Segundo, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Carlsbad, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Fremont, CA
$89K per year
2 salaries > Oakland, CA
$85K per year
1 salary > Santa Clara, CA
$83K per year
3 salaries > Camarillo, CA
$82K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$80K per year
3 salaries >
Design Engineer Salaries by By Cities
- Berkeley
- Camarillo
- Carlsbad
- Chatsworth
- Commerce
- Corona
- Covina
- Cupertino
- El Segundo
- Encino
- Fontana
- Fremont
- Fresno
- Garden Grove
- Holly Park
- Irvine
- Johannesburg
- La Puente
- Laguna Niguel
- Los Angeles
- Montclair
- Oakland
- Pomona
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Rancho Dominguez
- Redondo Beach
- San Diego
- San Jose
- San Ramon
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Fe Springs
- Shafter
- Tarzana
- Temecula
- Torrance
- Tustin
- Valencia
- Vista
- Walnut
Design Engineer Salaries in Other States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
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