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Highest Paying Jobs in San Jose, CA

2024 salary data · COL Index: 195.8

49
Roles Tracked
$143,453
Avg Median Salary
195.8
COL Index

Salaries by Role in San Jose, CA

RoleCategoryMedianRange (10th-90th)Employment
Marketing ManagerManagement$228,580$134,140$487,9287,590
Nurse PractitionerHealthcare$225,730$159,020$215,6101,280
Financial ManagerFinance$218,920$128,350$576,2489,350
Physician AssistantHealthcare$215,600$96,430$136,3420
Registered NurseHealthcare$208,940$126,150$226,24021,460
Software DeveloperTechnology$208,270$134,830$241,11490,280
Sales ManagerManagement$200,450$83,130$237,3429,170
PharmacistHealthcare$196,250$150,230$225,6601,950
Software Quality Assurance AnalystTechnology$191,880$117,020$258,2812,190
Electrical EngineerEngineering$186,920$114,800$270,0884,750
Web DeveloperTechnology$178,100$97,210$261,1764,290
Information Security AnalystTechnology$175,520$90,910$278,0542,500
Computer Network ArchitectTechnology$174,120$107,800$270,4902,950
Data ScientistTechnology$173,160$107,470$276,1086,570
Computer Occupations (Other)Technology$168,070$79,050$270,16715,550
Medical and Health Services ManagerHealthcare$167,460$64,910$285,5884,510
Software Quality Assurance TesterTechnology$165,700$82,150$223,5607,590
General and Operations ManagerManagement$162,480$76,470$336,68217,070
Computer Systems AnalystTechnology$160,800$84,700$238,7708,510
Engineers (Other)Engineering$157,770$91,110$222,3003,490
Mechanical EngineerEngineering$147,730$100,540$224,6203,910
Management AnalystManagement$141,150$86,920$230,1379,940
Market Research AnalystManagement$139,140$50,660$221,11012,240
Physical TherapistHealthcare$137,250$105,240$175,4101,350
Industrial EngineerEngineering$136,290$88,680$210,0703,850
Speech-Language PathologistHealthcare$135,860$83,400$164,530630
Dental HygienistHealthcare$135,010$132,760$159,7301,560
Financial AnalystFinance$134,470$93,960$224,2804,740
ArchitectEngineering$134,200$81,180$220,720560
Civil EngineerEngineering$129,260$83,620$199,5603,180
Business Professor (Postsecondary)Education$128,730$57,970$220,120600
Network ArchitectTechnology$128,620$75,580$186,8402,960
Personal Financial AdvisorFinance$126,480$74,620$311,6301,940
AccountantFinance$121,630$75,680$200,45013,410
Financial ExaminerFinance$109,450$63,090$165,530170
Writer/AuthorCreative$107,810$52,240$190,620390
Secondary School TeacherEducation$103,640$63,290$150,4004,470
Public Relations SpecialistCreative$101,200$40,450$206,9902,400
Elementary School TeacherEducation$99,780$61,440$124,8106,610
Graphic DesignerCreative$98,530$57,030$170,9401,510
Computer Network Support SpecialistTechnology$98,490$59,260$181,110840
ParalegalLegal$97,740$58,900$150,1202,050
ElectricianTrades$95,020$56,230$169,7705,540
PlumberTrades$90,220$58,620$169,2802,230
Loan OfficerFinance$81,990$42,180$164,6301,480
Clinical Laboratory TechnologistHealthcare$81,900$61,280$144,5201,820
CarpenterTrades$78,090$49,710$130,5704,800
Automotive TechnicianTrades$77,260$48,920$105,7903,080
WelderTrades$67,560$50,050$115,3701,160

About San Jose, CA Salaries

San Jose, CA has a cost-of-living index of 195.8, which is 96% above the national average. This means salaries here need to be higher to maintain equivalent purchasing power compared to the average U.S. metro area.

The highest-paying role tracked in San Jose, CA is Marketing Manager with a median salary of $228,580. Across all 49 roles tracked, the average median salary is $143,453.