Ca salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings by CA, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$157,217
Middle 50%$151k–$184k
vs. all employers here−12%comparison median $178,705
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,809 and $226,158.
PercentileSalary
10th$144,296
25th$151,026
50th (median)$157,217
75th$184,019
90th$216,401

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $160k $190k FY2020: median $150,000 (45 filings) FY2021: median $154,064 (24 filings) FY2022: median $159,928 (35 filings) FY2023: median $171,701 (19 filings) FY2024: median $172,496 (13 filings) FY2025: median $152,679 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 45
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$150,000$130,000$162,40045
FY2021$154,064$137,172$170,47324
FY2022$159,928$153,794$162,65535
FY2023$171,701$158,489$192,94119
FY2024$172,496$148,330$179,86913
FY2025$152,679$150,877$182,96231
FY2026–––3

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$181,84225
QA Engineertoo few4
IT Managertoo few2
Sales Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.