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title: "Average Salary in San Jose, CA"
description: "Mean $119,230, median $84,050 in the San Jose metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in San Jose, CA

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $119,230, median $84,050 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 1,134,970 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $76,120.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $41,590 |
| 25th | $49,800 |
| 50th | $84,050 |
| 75th | $166,940 |
| 90th | $224,240 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 110.4 |
| Housing (rents) | 211.9 |
| Goods | 105.2 |
| Utilities | 156.7 |
| Other services | 100.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Regulatory Affairs Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/regulatory-affairs-manager): $235,100
- [Training and Development Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/training-and-development-manager): $233,790
- [Public Relations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-relations-manager): $229,420
- [Compensation and Benefits Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/compensation-and-benefits-manager): $227,470
- [Materials Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/materials-scientist): $225,780
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $225,620
- [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist): $222,710
- [Software Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-developer): $221,710
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist): $216,570
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $213,240

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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