Median salary
$162,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$135k – $177.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
87.3%
379 of 434 roles
Live roles
434
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Research Engineer, Production Model Post-Training
Software Engineer, Manufacturing Infrastructure
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
Member of Technical Staff, Production Site Reliability Engineer
Product Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA
Manufacturing Quality Engineer – Datacenter Infrastructure
Production Engineer, Compute Team Lead
Production Engineer, Facilities Team Lead
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 126 |
Relativity Space
|
$133,000 | 32 |
Hadrian Automation
|
$173,750 | 16 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$129,500 | 15 |
Vast
|
$164,836 | 14 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$238,500 | 10 |
Divergent
|
$150,853 | 10 |
Freeform
|
$115,000 | 9 |
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How much do Manufacturing Engineer roles in California pay?
The median salary for Manufacturing Engineer roles in California is $162,000 per year. Most pay falls between $135,000 (25th percentile) and $177,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $115,040 to $214,700.
These figures are computed live from 434 active Manufacturing Engineer roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 379 (87.3%) 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, OpenAI, Inferact 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 $162,000 per year, with most pay between $135,000 and $177,500 (25th–75th percentile), based on 379 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Manufacturing Engineer salary range in California?
- Pay ranges from about $115,040 to $214,700 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $162,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.