Expert Engineering Director salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Folsom, Roseville, Rancho Cordova, Antelope, Placerville.

Also listed as: Architectural and Engineering Manager, Manager Hardware Engineering

Median salary$218,837
Middle 50%$208.1k–$218.8k
vs. all levels here+13%comparison median $193,315
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $208,104 and $234,117.
PercentileSalary
10th$208,104
25th$208,104
50th (median)$218,837
75th$218,837
90th$218,889

Salary by year

Median salary

$180k $205k $230k FY2024: median $212,451 (19 filings) FY2025: median $208,104 (14 filings) FY2026: median $218,837 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 19
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–––8
FY2021–––9
FY2022–––6
FY2023–––8
FY2024$212,451$212,451$212,45119
FY2025$208,104$208,104$208,10414
FY2026$218,837$218,837$218,83716

Cost of living

Sacramento's median expert Engineering Director salary of $218,837 is worth about $205,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Architectural and Engineering Managers in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $193,970 in May 2025 (1,570 employed). The H-1B median here is $218,837, 13% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Intel$218,83727

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $171,080 25
Senior · Level III $193,315 24
Expert · Level IV $218,837 30

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$167,814$171,08025
Senior · Level III$193,315$193,31524
Expert · Level IV$218,837$218,83730

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.