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California Department of Transportation Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 496 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$86,544
496 DOL filings
CA Approval Rate 87.5% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$86,544
Certified filings
DOL Filings
496
Certified: 434
Unique Job Titles
28
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
87.5%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 496 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$49,200$78,660$86,544$99,516$158,676
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+0.2%

California Department of Transportation pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

28 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Civil Engineers 227 $84,846 -14.8%
$77,075$77,075$84,846$91,382$91,382
17-2051.01 122 $92,952 N/A
$86,544$86,544$92,952$103,644$103,644
17-2051.00 62 $106,375 N/A
$90,331$90,331$106,375$117,192$117,192
17-2071.00 21 $86,544 N/A
$84,852$84,852$86,544$103,644$103,644
Electrical Engineers 7 $76,128 -32%
$70,044$70,044$76,128$76,128$76,128
Transportation Workers, All Other 7 $56,860 +43.5%
$55,428$55,428$56,860$58,292$58,292
15-2051.00 6 $78,048 N/A
$69,516$69,516$78,048$78,660$78,660
Urban and Regional Planners 5 $71,874 -14.2%
$57,948$57,948$71,874$77,940$77,940
13-2031.00 4 $67,824 N/A
$56,085$56,085$67,824$81,120$81,120
15-1299.02 4 $67,632 N/A
$57,828$57,828$67,632$77,436$77,436
15-1252.00 3 $88,956 N/A
$86,364$86,364$88,956$88,956$88,956
19-3051.00 3 $76,956 N/A
$71,016$71,016$76,956$82,896$82,896
19-3099.01 3 $76,644 N/A
$63,756$63,756$76,644$98,160$98,160
13-1082.00 2 $70,638 N/A
$70,260$70,260$70,638$71,016$71,016
13-1111.00 2 $73,848 N/A
$70,260$70,260$73,848$77,436$77,436
17-1022.00 2 $80,250 N/A
$58,884$58,884$80,250$101,616$101,616
Environmental Engineers 2 $92,508 -11.2%
$85,500$85,500$92,508$99,516$99,516
17-2141.00 2 $96,762 N/A
$80,376$80,376$96,762$113,148$113,148
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2 $51,210 -20.2%
$49,200$49,200$51,210$53,220$53,220
19-2041.00 2 $66,576 N/A
$56,652$56,652$66,576$76,500$76,500
11-3021.00 1 $79,112 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121 1 $76,740 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1199.02 1 $76,740 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Landscape Architects 1 $76,896 -3.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2042.00 1 $89,136 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Economists 1 $52,128 -54.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $69,960 -30.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3031.00 1 $68,208 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.