Visa Wage Index

Aerospace Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 21 applications covering 21 positions for this role here, at a median of $165,306 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Aerospace Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$111,322
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$137,758
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$164,174
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$190,611

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
SIA ENGINERING (USA) INC Level I 22 $119,500
SIA ENGINERING (USA) INC Level III 22 $181,000
Skydio, Inc. Level I 22 $129,000
Zipline International Inc. Level II 22 $143,879
Zipline International Inc. Level IV 22 $190,611
Joby Aero, Inc. Level II 11 $154,950
Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. Level I 11 $131,000
Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc. Level II 11 $137,758
Perennial Autonomy, LLC Level II 11 $190,000
Planet Labs PBC Level II 11 $154,800
Swift Beat, LLC Level II 11 $190,000
Zipline International Inc. Level III 11 $169,000
Merops Automation, LLC Level II 11 $190,000
Perennial Autonomy, LLC not stated 11 $175,000
University of California, Berkeley not stated 11 $74,281
Wisk Aero LLC not stated 11 $165,306

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.