NVIDIA salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 2,938 certified H-1B filings by NVIDIA Corporation in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$191,922
Middle 50%$167.6k–$216.1k
vs. all employers here+7%comparison median $178,705
Filings2,938FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $111,024 and $287,576.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,367
25th$167,636
50th (median)$191,922
75th$216,091
90th$240,977

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $175k $210k FY2020: median $157,539 (378 filings) FY2021: median $165,000 (431 filings) FY2022: median $168,834 (507 filings) FY2023: median $177,341 (559 filings) FY2024: median $180,003 (824 filings) FY2025: median $194,875 (1,161 filings) FY2026: median $190,819 (1,777 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 378 filings FY20 FY2021: 431 filings FY21 FY2022: 507 filings FY22 FY2023: 559 filings FY23 FY2024: 824 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,161 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,777 filings FY26 1,777
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$157,539$135,112$170,584378
FY2021$165,000$140,835$172,123431
FY2022$168,834$142,438$184,080507
FY2023$177,341$147,968$192,941559
FY2024$180,003$157,779$205,703824
FY2025$194,875$164,260$216,0911,161
FY2026$190,819$167,636$216,0911,777

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$199,5341,021
Electronics Engineer$190,2281,008
Engineering Director$223,915193
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$168,790125
Sales Engineer$169,770109
Systems Engineer / Architect$196,27194
QA Engineer$194,87565
IT Manager$224,79160
Systems Analyst$190,81933
Data Scientist$168,52929
Mechanical Engineer$158,99528
Industrial Engineer$156,63818
Logistician$144,91417
Computer Hardware Engineer$184,00017
Marketing Manager$201,36815
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JobMedian hereFilings
Operations Research Analyst$128,00014
Project Manager$179,42113
Financial Analyst$159,22712
Network Architect$218,17110
Network Administratortoo few9
Accountanttoo few6
Graphic Designertoo few6
Sales Managertoo few5
Information Security Analysttoo few4
Database Administratortoo few4

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 75
Mid-level · Level II $168,000 253
Senior · Level III $186,472 262
Expert · Level IV $216,091 924

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.