California · 2025 pay · 17 people
How much does a research and development engineer supervisor make in California?
$134,752typical pay for a research and development engineer supervisor in 2025
$106,851 – $139,732what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where research and development engineer supervisors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Research and Development Engineer$94,496 (everyone)
- Research and Development Engineer Supervisor (this page)$134,752 (everyone)
- Research and Development Engineer Manager$174,879 (everyone)
Highest-paid research and development engineer supervisors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a research and development engineer supervisor make in California?
The typical research and development engineer supervisor was paid $134,752 in 2025; most earned between $106,851 and $139,732. This counts all 17 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for research and development engineer supervisors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Research and Development Engineer Supervisor, at any level (for example "Research and Development Engineer Supervisor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this