Kforce salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings by Kforce Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$148,699
Middle 50%$125.7k–$162.5k
vs. all employers here−17%comparison median $178,705
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,516 and $206,555.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,885
25th$125,694
50th (median)$148,699
75th$162,479
90th$174,304

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2020: median $115,378 (17 filings) FY2021: median $130,894 (13 filings) FY2022: median $125,757 (13 filings) FY2024: median $140,878 (12 filings) FY2025: median $148,699 (28 filings) FY2026: median $156,853 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 28
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$115,378$91,062$131,72617
FY2021$130,894$116,917$145,72513
FY2022$125,757$114,899$130,89413
FY2023–––8
FY2024$140,878$123,464$141,04512
FY2025$148,699$131,248$160,70128
FY2026$156,853$125,694$162,82224

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$172,93111
Data Scientist$148,69910
Operations Research Analysttoo few9
Electronics Engineertoo few7
Mechanical Engineertoo few5
Materials Engineertoo few3

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 $149,968 40
Senior · Level III $125,694 11
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.