Research Engineer Salaries in California
How much does a Research Engineer make in California?
Research Engineers in California earn $60,000 annually on average, or $29.00 per hour, which is 9% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Research Engineers work for Honda Motor at $160,000 annually while the lowest paid Research Engineers work for UCLA earning approximately $30,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$75K Avery Dennison's Average Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
+$14K (20%) more than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$12K (17%) more than average Avery Dennison salary ($63K)
Equal to average Avery Dennison Research Engineer salary ($75K) in California
$50K Fraunhofer IWU's Average Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (19%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
Equal to average Fraunhofer IWU salary ($50K)
Equal to average Fraunhofer IWU Research Engineer salary ($50K) in California
$50K Stanford Genome Technology Center's Average Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (19%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
Equal to average Stanford Genome Technology Center salary ($50K)
Equal to average Stanford Genome Technology Center Research Engineer salary ($50K) in California
$43K Liquidmetal Technologies' Average Research Engineer Salary (2 salaries)
-$18K (34%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$4K (9%) more than average Liquidmetal Technologies salary ($39K)
+$2K (4%) more than average Liquidmetal Technologies Research Engineer salary ($43K) in California
$45K UC San Francisco's Average Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$16K (30%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
-$6K (12%) less than average UC San Francisco salary ($51K)
Equal to average UC San Francisco Research Engineer salary ($45K) in California
$30K CMS Computers' Average Research Engineer Salary (1 salaries)
-$31K (68%) less than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
-$15K (40%) less than average CMS Computers salary ($45K)
Equal to average CMS Computers Research Engineer salary ($30K) in California
$73K UCLA's Average Research Engineer Salary (5 salaries)
+$12K (17%) more than national average Research Engineer salary ($61K)
+$33K (58%) more than average UCLA salary ($40K)
-$43K (83%) less than average UCLA Research Engineer salary ($73K) in California
Top companies for Research Engineer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 8 highest paying companies for Research Engineer in California
| Honda Motor | $160K | 1 salary |
| Avery Dennison | $75K | 1 salary |
| Fraunhofer IWU | $50K | 1 salary |
| Stanford Genome Technology Center | $50K | 1 salary |
| Liquidmetal Technologies | $45K | 1 salary |
| UC San Francisco | $45K | 1 salary |
| CMS Computers | $30K | 1 salary |
| UCLA | $30K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Research Engineer in California
Torrance, CA
$160K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$75K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$41K per year
3 salaries > Los Angeles, CA
$30K per year
1 salary >
$160K per year
1 salary > Pasadena, CA
$75K per year
1 salary > Palo Alto, CA
$50K per year
1 salary > Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > San Francisco, CA
$41K per year
3 salaries > Los Angeles, CA
$30K per year
1 salary >
Research Engineer Salaries by By Cities
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