Cisco Systems salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 773 certified H-1B filings by Cisco Systems, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$171,103
Middle 50%$154k–$197.2k
vs. all employers here−4%comparison median $178,705
Filings773FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,543 and $285,491.
PercentileSalary
10th$134,448
25th$153,962
50th (median)$171,103
75th$197,162
90th$225,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $131,726 (439 filings) FY2021: median $146,819 (1,123 filings) FY2022: median $148,600 (855 filings) FY2023: median $153,899 (420 filings) FY2024: median $159,055 (344 filings) FY2025: median $166,962 (360 filings) FY2026: median $179,470 (413 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 439 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,123 filings FY21 FY2022: 855 filings FY22 FY2023: 420 filings FY23 FY2024: 344 filings FY24 FY2025: 360 filings FY25 FY2026: 413 filings FY26 1,123
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$131,726$111,634$147,534439
FY2021$146,819$132,000$164,0581,123
FY2022$148,600$130,894$166,500855
FY2023$153,899$137,363$167,149420
FY2024$159,055$139,760$172,308344
FY2025$166,962$147,500$192,149360
FY2026$179,470$159,800$205,147413

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$192,724274
Systems Engineer / Architect$166,962134
Electronics Engineer$178,00683
QA Engineer$165,00043
Sales Engineer$168,95837
Data Scientist$146,50030
Network Administrator$144,60025
IT Manager$262,76123
Operations Research Analyst$140,90021
Network Architect$186,26418
Mechanical Engineer$158,99515
Industrial Engineer$149,60014
Management Consultant$163,40511
Information Security Analysttoo few8
Operations Managertoo few6
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JobMedian hereFilings
Logisticiantoo few5
Marketing Managertoo few4
Financial Managertoo few3
Data Engineertoo few2
Electrical 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 $149,365 15
Mid-level · Level II $139,443 90
Senior · Level III $178,006 269
Expert · Level IV $220,800 65

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.