Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
System Safety Engineer
Occupation profile for System Safety Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $120,000
- Total filings
- 19
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $120,000–$130,735
- Top employer
- Waymo LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $212,500 | $204,500 | $226,250 |
| FY2025 | 11 | $142,100 | $95,680 | $152,633 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $130,735 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Waymo LLC5 filings
- Applied Intuition, Inc.2 filings
- General Motors2 filings
- HL Mando America Corporation2 filings
- BRIS ENGINEERING, LLC1 filings
- CS Group - USA Inc1 filings
- Cyient, Inc.1 filings
- Nexteer Automotive Corporation1 filings
- Pi Square Technologies LLC1 filings
- Robinson Helicopter Company Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Mountain View3 filings
- San Francisco3 filings
- Foster City1 filings
- Torrance1 filings
- Melbourne1 filings
- Auburn1 filings
- Auburn Hills1 filings
- Milford1 filings
- Novi1 filings
- Royal Oak1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2199 | $98,051 | $130,146 | $162,261 | $194,355 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2071 | $84,302 | $100,651 | $117,021 | $133,370 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |
| 2026-27 | Bay City, MIArea 13020 | 17-2141 | $68,848 | $82,680 | $96,533 | $110,365 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 17-2112 | $76,835 | $89,731 | $102,648 | $115,544 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2072 | $94,702 | $108,805 | $122,907 | $137,010 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2111 | $91,478 | $116,064 | $140,650 | $165,235 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2011 | $113,298 | $137,301 | $161,283 | $185,286 |
| 2026-27 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLArea 37340 | 15-1253 | $73,466 | $93,683 | $113,922 | $134,139 |