Salaries in San Jose.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.38x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$465,000

SVP of Product

Median of All Roles

$191,000

Consulting DevOps Engineer

Entry Level

$48,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

San Jose, CA has a cost-of-living index of 1.38x the national average. The highest-paying role is SVP of Product at $465,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $191,000. San Jose is the capital of Silicon Valley, home to Apple, Google, Adobe, and Cisco.

About the San Jose market

San Jose is the capital of Silicon Valley, home to Apple, Google, Adobe, and Cisco. The city consistently ranks among the highest paying metros in the country for technology roles. Competition for talent is fierce, with employers offering aggressive compensation packages including equity, signing bonuses, and premium benefits to attract and retain engineers.

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Top 50 salaries in San Jose

#	Role	Median	Range
1	SVP of Product	$465,000	$395,000 – $604,000
2	SVP of Finance	$461,000	$392,000 – $598,000
3	SVP of Technology	$452,000	$383,000 – $587,000
4	Senior VP of Security	$450,000	$383,000 – $586,000
5	Chief Security Officer	$442,000	$344,000 – $574,000
6	Senior VP of Product	$441,000	$344,000 – $574,000
7	SVP of Data	$438,000	$372,000 – $569,000
8	VP of Data Engineering	$435,000	$370,000 – $565,000
9	VP of Developer Experience	$435,000	$370,000 – $565,000
10	VP of Network Engineering	$435,000	$370,000 – $565,000
11	Chief Science Officer	$432,000	$337,000 – $562,000
12	VP of Data Science	$431,000	$367,000 – $560,000
13	VP of IT	$431,000	$367,000 – $560,000
14	VP of Mobile	$431,000	$367,000 – $560,000
15	VP of Risk	$431,000	$366,000 – $560,000
16	VP of Field Engineering	$431,000	$367,000 – $560,000
17	VP of Quality	$431,000	$367,000 – $560,000
18	SVP of AI Innovation	$429,000	$364,000 – $558,000
19	SVP of Engineering	$429,000	$364,000 – $558,000
20	Chief Strategy Officer	$428,000	$334,000 – $556,000
21	VP of AI Research	$427,000	$363,000 – $555,000
22	VP of Application Engineering	$427,000	$363,000 – $555,000
23	VP of AI	$422,000	$360,000 – $549,000
24	VP of Security	$422,000	$360,000 – $549,000
25	Chief Legal Officer	$422,000	$329,000 – $549,000
26	SVP of Strategy	$422,000	$329,000 – $549,000
27	Chief AI Officer	$419,000	$311,000 – $541,000
28	VP of Platform Engineering	$418,000	$356,000 – $544,000
29	VP of Analytics	$418,000	$356,000 – $544,000
30	VP of Information Technology	$418,000	$356,000 – $544,000
31	VP of Support Engineering	$418,000	$356,000 – $544,000
32	VP of Database Engineering	$418,000	$356,000 – $544,000
33	Senior VP of Design	$415,000	$325,000 – $540,000
34	VP of AI Product	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
35	VP of Cloud	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
36	VP of Partner Engineering	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
37	VP of Solutions Engineering	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
38	VP of Technical Support	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
39	VP of Reliability Engineering	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
40	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$414,000	$352,000 – $538,000
41	Chief Technology Officer	$412,000	$306,000 – $540,000
42	Chief Data & AI Officer	$411,000	$307,000 – $537,000
43	VP of Machine Learning	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
44	VP of Infrastructure	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
45	VP of Information Security	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
46	VP of Data	$410,000	$349,000 – $533,000
47	SVP of People	$409,000	$347,000 – $532,000
48	Chief Growth Officer	$408,000	$318,000 – $531,000
49	Senior Head of Security	$407,000	$346,000 – $529,000
50	VP of Engineering	$406,000	$345,000 – $527,000

Tax considerations

California's top 13.3% state rate applies fully here. While gross salaries in San Jose are among the nation's highest, the tax burden means net pay may not stretch as far as expected.

Negotiating in San Jose

Always negotiate equity alongside base salary. San Jose employers expect candidates to evaluate total compensation including RSUs, and leaving equity on the table is leaving money behind.

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