Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Thermal Controls Engineer
Occupation profile for Thermal Controls Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $135,000
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $132,500–$137,500
- Top employer
- Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $134,500 | $132,250 | $136,750 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $144,500 | $139,000 | $152,250 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $135,000 | $132,500 | $137,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC2 filings
- Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC2 filings
- Harbinger Motors Inc.1 filings
- Nikola Corporation1 filings
- Rivian Automotive, LLC1 filings
- Zoox Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Tustin3 filings
- Irvine2 filings
- Phoenix1 filings
- Foster City1 filings
- Garden Grove1 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 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2141 | $82,618 | $103,168 | $123,739 | $144,290 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2141 | $74,298 | $90,854 | $107,390 | $123,947 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2141 | $110,510 | $134,493 | $158,454 | $182,437 |