Median salary
$170,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$142.6k – $188.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
85.9%
280 of 326 roles
Live roles
326
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Reentry)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Arc Vehicle)
PCBA Manufacturing Engineer
Product Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA
Production Engineer, Compute Team Lead
Production Engineer, Facilities Team Lead
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 86 |
Relativity Space
|
$133,000 | 28 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$238,500 | 13 |
Archer
|
$170,640 | 13 |
Hadrian Automation
|
$160,000 | 12 |
Vast
|
$165,000 | 11 |
Crusoe
|
$213,500 | 7 |
Freeform
|
$155,000 | 7 |
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How much do Manufacturing Engineer roles in California pay?
The median salary for Manufacturing Engineer roles in California is $170,000 per year. Most pay falls between $142,550 (25th percentile) and $188,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $119,500 to $225,000.
These figures are computed live from 326 active Manufacturing Engineer roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 280 (85.9%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Manufacturing Engineer roles in California include Anthropic, Inversion, OpenAI and Fluidstack.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Manufacturing Engineer salary in California?
- The median is $170,000 per year, with most pay between $142,550 and $188,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 280 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Manufacturing Engineer salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $119,500 to $225,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $170,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.