Visa Wage Index

Civil Engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 52 applications covering 61 positions for this role here, at a median of $122,000 a year. 29 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Civil Engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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$92,435
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$115,128
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$137,800
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$160,493

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
HILL INTERNATIONAL INC Level I 33 $107,640
Amazon Data Services, Inc. Level IV 22 $183,285
Peoples Associates Structural Engineers, Inc. Level I 22 $95,500
T J K M Level I 22 $98,571
Aire Sports International Inc. Level II 11 $115,128
Alliance Roofing Company Level I 11 $92,435
Amazon Data Services, Inc. Level I 11 $157,800
Beamable Engineering Inc. Level I 11 $105,000
BIGGS CARDOSA ASSOCIATES INC Level II 11 $115,128
Cahill Contractors LLC Level II 11 $116,000
Clarisight Consulting LLC Level II 11 $130,000
CORDOBA CORP. Level III 11 $137,800
DiDi Research America, LLC Level II 11 $129,189
DPR Construction, A General Partnership Level II 11 $115,128
Google LLC Level III 11 $205,000
Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc. Level I 11 $92,435
Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
Harder Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Level I 11 $125,000
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Level II 11 $128,708
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
KFORCE INC. Level II 110 $115,128
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC Level I 11 $92,435
MG CONSTRUCTORS & ENGINEERS, INC. Level II 11 $140,000
Milroy Construction, Inc. Level I 11 $92,435
Milroy Construction, Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc. Level II 11 $116,600
Mott MacDonald Group Inc. Level I 11 $105,000
Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Enviromental Sciences Consultants Level II 11 $125,000
Peoples Associates Structural Engineers, Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
Railworks Corporation Level I 11 $92,435
Railworks Corporation Level II 11 $137,700
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Level II 11 $126,100
Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
Swinerton Management & Consulting, LLC Level II 11 $115,128
Tesla, Inc. Level II 11 $187,100
Topcon Builder Inc. Level II 11 $116,480
Turner & Townsend, Inc. Level IV 11 $169,754
VANCE BROWN, INC. Level I 11 $105,000
Vesta Housing Inc. Level III 11 $137,800
Webcor Construction, LP Level I 11 $92,435
A CST Group, Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
Devcon Construction, Inc. Level II 11 $122,000
ChargePoint, Inc. Level III 11 $122,000
California Department of Transportation not stated 22 $97,944
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. not stated 11 $130,856

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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.