Microsoft salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 1,347 certified H-1B filings by Microsoft Corporation in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$198,807
Middle 50%$175.9k–$221.1k
vs. all employers here+11%comparison median $178,705
Filings1,347FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $137,365 and $287,476.
PercentileSalary
10th$161,510
25th$175,894
50th (median)$198,807
75th$221,116
90th$244,246

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $180k $220k FY2020: median $163,432 (411 filings) FY2021: median $165,600 (393 filings) FY2022: median $170,000 (815 filings) FY2023: median $182,930 (484 filings) FY2024: median $187,079 (731 filings) FY2025: median $193,900 (837 filings) FY2026: median $204,142 (510 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 411 filings FY20 FY2021: 393 filings FY21 FY2022: 815 filings FY22 FY2023: 484 filings FY23 FY2024: 731 filings FY24 FY2025: 837 filings FY25 FY2026: 510 filings FY26 837
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$163,432$146,575$183,105411
FY2021$165,600$147,500$187,000393
FY2022$170,000$152,175$190,000815
FY2023$182,930$168,339$208,800484
FY2024$187,079$166,103$208,200731
FY2025$193,900$174,100$215,153837
FY2026$204,142$179,009$229,708510

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$198,000849
Electrical Engineer$215,000113
Data Scientist$190,000103
Systems Engineer / Architect$190,24774
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$209,00052
Computer Hardware Engineer$205,00039
Market Research Analyst$179,70023
Industrial Designer$179,45014
Management Consultant$218,60013
Network Architect$185,07510
UX Designer$208,93710
Information Security Analysttoo few9
Sales Engineertoo few9
Multimedia Artisttoo few8
Industrial Engineertoo few7
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JobMedian hereFilings
Civil Engineertoo few3
Validation Engineertoo few3
Logisticiantoo few2
Data Engineertoo few2
QA 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 $150,180 51
Mid-level · Level II $180,040 273
Senior · Level III $211,200 387
Expert · Level IV $252,363 157

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.