ES3 Commercial Prices for Calendar Year 2023

ES3 performs engineering, test, and production work for a variety of commercial customers. We price this work using only our commercial rates as shown on our published price list.

Hourly RateLevelAverage Qualifications
$345.92Engineer 5Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 20 years engineering experience. Individual is a recognized expert.
$301.98Engineer 4Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 15 years experience. Individual is an authority in the field.
$243.52Engineer 3Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 10 years experience.
$185.33Engineer 2Bachelors, Masters or equivalent plus 5 years experience.
$139.09Engineer 1Associates, Bachelors or equivalent.
$266.44Manager 5Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 20 years experience. Individual is a recognized expert.
$224.69Manager 4Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 15 years experience. Individual is an authority in the field.
$175.12Manager 3Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. or equivalent plus 10 years experience.
$136.14Manager 2Bachelors, Masters or equivalent plus 5 years experience.
$98.37Manager 1Associates, Bachelors or equivalent.
$203.49Technician 5Specialized schooling or training in support of engineering/production plus 20 years experience.
$181.11Technician 4Specialized schooling or training in support of engineering/production plus 15 years experience.
$147.31Technician 3Specialized schooling or training in support of engineering/production plus 10 years experience.
$131.08Technician 2Specialized schooling or training in support of engineering/production plus 5 years experience.
$104.06Technician 1Specialized schooling, training, or experience in support of engineering staff.
ES3 generally escalates these rates by 3.5% each calendar year.

Remittance Address:

550 West C Street, Suite 1630
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone 619-338-0380
Fax 629-338-0324