California Department of Transportation salaries in Sacramento, CA

Based on 53 certified H-1B filings by California Department of Transportation in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$103,644
Middle 50%$86.5k–$106.8k
vs. all employers here−15%comparison median $121,451
Filings53FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,358 and $172,038.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,436
25th$86,544
50th (median)$103,644
75th$106,752
90th$115,865

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2021: median $92,952 (15 filings) FY2022: median $92,952 (12 filings) FY2023: median $86,364 (13 filings) FY2024: median $101,616 (31 filings) FY2025: median $96,390 (32 filings) FY2026: median $106,752 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 32
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021$92,952$90,331$106,37515
FY2022$92,952$88,431$92,95212
FY2023$86,364$70,188$95,28013
FY2024$101,616$84,852$110,92831
FY2025$96,390$86,544$108,35132
FY2026$106,752$89,136$106,75221

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Civil Engineer$106,75235
Electrical Engineertoo few5
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few3
Management Consultanttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Sacramento, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.