Intel salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 724 certified H-1B filings by Intel in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$162,344
Middle 50%$141.5k–$186.5k
vs. all employers here−9%comparison median $178,705
Filings724FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,872 and $278,387.
PercentileSalary
10th$125,495
25th$141,461
50th (median)$162,344
75th$186,472
90th$215,854

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $131,726 (357 filings) FY2021: median $130,204 (824 filings) FY2022: median $143,915 (1,046 filings) FY2023: median $141,378 (711 filings) FY2024: median $153,504 (718 filings) FY2025: median $154,650 (436 filings) FY2026: median $166,664 (288 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 357 filings FY20 FY2021: 824 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,046 filings FY22 FY2023: 711 filings FY23 FY2024: 718 filings FY24 FY2025: 436 filings FY25 FY2026: 288 filings FY26 1,046
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$146,888357
FY2021$130,204$117,291$142,372824
FY2022$143,915$124,176$151,9021,046
FY2023$141,378$126,464$155,304711
FY2024$153,504$130,360$166,341718
FY2025$154,650$141,383$178,006436
FY2026$166,664$144,015$187,574288

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Electronics Engineer$153,929333
Software Engineer$173,199210
Engineering Director$243,25648
Computer Hardware Engineer$135,54943
Materials Engineer$144,66421
Sales Engineer$169,77016
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$201,09413
Systems Engineer / Architect$166,96211
Industrial Engineertoo few9
Statisticiantoo few7
Sales Managertoo few4
Marketing Managertoo few2
Financial Managertoo few2
Construction Managertoo 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 too few 1
Mid-level · Level II $153,972 48
Senior · Level III $186,472 166
Expert · Level IV $216,091 53

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.