Location Salary Data

Salaries in SanJose, CA

Government-verified salary data from 358 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$84,777
358 filings
Median DOL Salary
$84,777
Total DOL Filings
358
Companies Hiring
127
Cost of Living Index
138.5
National avg = 100

Location vs National

SanJose, CA$84,777
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in SanJose, CA is 39.2% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in SanJose

EmployerIndustryLocal FilingsMedian SalaryType
SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LTD130$69,514Other
Eateam Inc.21$80,132Other
ISTI Solutions INC15$109,500Other
HCL America INC15$84,115Staffing
NICHE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC10$65,000Other
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.10$76,752Staffing
EXIMIUS DESIGN LLC8$133,455Other
Up2date Technology Solutions LLC8$78,000Other
DGN Technologies, Inc5$96,013Other
TEKRISE INC5$60,000Other
MPOWER LOGIC INC5$76,918Other
NAUVERA INC4$64,709Other
MUSIGMA INC4$56,493Other
YUSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.4$91,875Other
AKHSAYA INC4$68,411Other
ECOM Consulting Inc4$69,816Other
URPAN TECHNOLOGIES INC4$93,558Other
SWIFT, Inc.3$80,000Other
Ealearn Inc.3$87,630Other
Akvarr,Inc3$63,814Other
PROSOFT IT SERVICES3$65,000Other
XtracIT Inc3$86,778Other
S2SSoft LLC3$87,818Other
ORIENTAL CORPORATION2$75,000Other
AA Solutions Inc2$72,000Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in SanJose

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$111,000-28.2%9
Management Analysts$86,611-15.2%17

BLS Wage Survey Data - California

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for California.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Chief Executives$220,60036,980
Computer and Information Systems Managers$211,340100,020
Natural Sciences Managers$204,10014,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$201,81030,690
Physicians, All Other$201,51020,750
Lawyers$197,79092,580
Nurse Midwives$196,700880
Podiatrists$193,510930
Physicists$180,9006,220
Computer Hardware Engineers$179,88024,200

Salary Trend in SanJose, CA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

SanJose, CA has a cost of living index of 138.5, which is 38.5% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $72,202 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$111,000$80,144
Management Analysts$86,611$62,535

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Popular Salary Pages in SanJose, CA

Management AnalystsElectronics Engineers, Except Computer
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.