San Jose
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United States · Tech Hub
San Jose is the heart of Silicon Valley, home to Apple, Google (in nearby Mountain View), and numerous semiconductor companies. It consistently ranks among the highest-paying cities in the US, especially for technology roles.
Median Salary
$100000.00
CoL Index
105.00
Population
1013240
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Cost of Living Breakdown
All indices use New York City = 100 as baseline.
Overall
105.00
Rent
110.00
Groceries
102.00
Restaurants
100.00
Transport
90.00
Salaries by Role
Estimated City salaries are derived from country-level data adjusted for local cost of living.
| Role | Median (USD) | Net (USD) | Entry | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | $231000.00 | $166320.00 | $168000.00 | $399000.00 |
| Engineering Manager | $183750.00 | $132300.00 | $141750.00 | $262500.00 |
| AI/ML Researcher | $168000.00 | $120960.00 | $115500.00 | $262500.00 |
| Cloud Architect | $162750.00 | $117180.00 | $120750.00 | $236250.00 |
| Tech Lead | $162750.00 | $117180.00 | $120750.00 | $231000.00 |
| ML Engineer | $147000.00 | $105840.00 | $105000.00 | $220500.00 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $141750.00 | $102060.00 | $99750.00 | $210000.00 |
| Security Engineer | $136500.00 | $98280.00 | $96600.00 | $204750.00 |
| Blockchain Developer | $136500.00 | $98280.00 | $94500.00 | $210000.00 |
| Product Manager | $136500.00 | $98280.00 | $94500.00 | $210000.00 |
| Data Scientist | $131250.00 | $94500.00 | $89250.00 | $199500.00 |
| DevOps Engineer | $131250.00 | $94500.00 | $92400.00 | $199500.00 |
| Data Engineer | $126000.00 | $90720.00 | $86100.00 | $194250.00 |
| Software Engineer | $126000.00 | $90720.00 | $89250.00 | $194250.00 |
| Backend Developer | $120750.00 | $86940.00 | $84000.00 | $183750.00 |
| Full Stack Developer | $117600.00 | $84672.00 | $81900.00 | $178500.00 |
| Mobile Developer | $115500.00 | $83160.00 | $78750.00 | $176400.00 |
| Frontend Developer | $110250.00 | $79380.00 | $75600.00 | $168000.00 |
| UI/UX Designer | $105000.00 | $75600.00 | $71400.00 | $157500.00 |
| QA Engineer | $89250.00 | $64260.00 | $60900.00 | $131250.00 |