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Transportation Engineer (Civil) at California Department of Transportation

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does California Department of Transportation pay a Transportation Engineer (Civil) on an H-1B?

$92k California Department of Transportation has filed 359 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Transportation Engineer (Civil) with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $92k. Most of those filings fall between $85k and $104k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
359
Median base salary
$92k
Middle 50%
$85k to $104k

Filings and pay by year

Transportation Engineer (Civil) at California Department of Transportation, by fiscal year

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California Department of Transportation Transportation Engineer (Civil) H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)56$89k
FY202593$104k
FY202457$102k
FY202340$94k
FY202226$93k
FY202120$80k
FY202011$88k
FY201932$76k
FY201813$92k
FY201711$92k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Sacramento, CA69$93k
Oakland, CA69$92k
Marysville, CA35$93k
Stockton, CA22$92k
San Diego, CA15$87k
Fresno, CA14$88k
Redding, CA14$87k
San Luis Obispo, CA12$88k
Eureka, CA12$87k
Los Angeles, CA11$89k
Novato, CA5$89k
Pleasanton, CA5$92k

Other roles California Department of Transportation sponsors

See California Department of Transportation's full H-1B and green-card profile