San Jose State University salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 39 certified H-1B filings by San Jose State University in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$107,640
Middle 50%$101.2k–$112.9k
vs. all employers here−40%comparison median $178,705
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,253 and $150,899.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,027
25th$101,190
50th (median)$107,640
75th$112,908
90th$138,130

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $96,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $92,004 (22 filings) FY2022: median $97,596 (21 filings) FY2023: median $101,772 (23 filings) FY2024: median $100,338 (22 filings) FY2025: median $105,240 (18 filings) FY2026: median $108,060 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 23
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$96,000$84,876$116,50813
FY2021$92,004$84,255$97,33222
FY2022$97,596$90,000$110,00421
FY2023$101,772$91,056$123,50423
FY2024$100,338$98,139$106,71022
FY2025$105,240$99,921$107,89218
FY2026$108,060$102,000$134,52021

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Postsecondary Teacher$99,22812
Engineering Professor$107,64011
Business Professortoo few8
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachertoo few3
Education Teachertoo 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 – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.