Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$171,021
Middle 50%$158k–$178.3k
vs. all employers here−4%comparison median $178,705
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,695 and $210,689.
PercentileSalary
10th$154,055
25th$158,000
50th (median)$171,021
75th$178,279
90th$185,532

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $150k $180k FY2020: median $144,500 (34 filings) FY2021: median $155,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $143,189 (24 filings) FY2023: median $152,500 (12 filings) FY2024: median $165,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $170,566 (19 filings) FY2026: median $171,021 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 34
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$144,500$125,000$170,00034
FY2021$155,000$143,333$160,00021
FY2022$143,189$135,000$160,00024
FY2023$152,500$145,000$162,75012
FY2024$165,000$160,000$182,07317
FY2025$170,566$156,500$183,47819
FY2026$171,021$160,680$176,28210

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Mechanical Engineer$170,18811
Software Engineertoo few6
IT Managertoo few3
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few3
Public Relations Managertoo few2
Market Research Analysttoo 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 4
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.