Samsung Research America salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 86 certified H-1B filings by Samsung Research America, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$191,922
Middle 50%$168.9k–$201.3k
vs. all employers here+7%comparison median $178,705
Filings86FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $126,810 and $248,526.
PercentileSalary
10th$154,657
25th$168,916
50th (median)$191,922
75th$201,323
90th$226,138

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $165k $210k FY2020: median $141,586 (96 filings) FY2021: median $145,725 (54 filings) FY2022: median $169,978 (61 filings) FY2023: median $180,274 (48 filings) FY2024: median $184,662 (33 filings) FY2025: median $197,205 (50 filings) FY2026: median $174,304 (36 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 96 filings FY20 FY2021: 54 filings FY21 FY2022: 61 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 50 filings FY25 FY2026: 36 filings FY26 96
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$141,586$126,500$165,60496
FY2021$145,725$139,000$167,76054
FY2022$169,978$157,477$185,00061
FY2023$180,274$167,149$192,94148
FY2024$184,662$165,547$210,70433
FY2025$197,205$172,931$213,59550
FY2026$174,304$158,621$200,26336

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$199,53434
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$191,92217
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few8
Validation Engineertoo few5
IT Managertoo few4
QA Engineertoo few3
Data Scientisttoo few3
Engineering Directortoo few2
Project Managertoo few2
Electrical Engineertoo few2
Mechanical Engineertoo few2
Industrial Designertoo 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 2
Mid-level · Level II $172,931 34
Senior · Level III $199,534 18
Expert · Level IV $207,459 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.