Snap salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 160 certified H-1B filings by Snap Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$192,507
Middle 50%$172k–$223.9k
vs. all employers here+8%comparison median $178,705
Filings160FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $129,080 and $264,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$148,699
25th$172,022
50th (median)$192,507
75th$223,891
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $170k $210k FY2020: median $150,197 (32 filings) FY2021: median $145,725 (75 filings) FY2022: median $157,477 (64 filings) FY2023: median $192,941 (62 filings) FY2024: median $178,758 (84 filings) FY2025: median $193,550 (103 filings) FY2026: median $187,741 (57 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 32 filings FY20 FY2021: 75 filings FY21 FY2022: 64 filings FY22 FY2023: 62 filings FY23 FY2024: 84 filings FY24 FY2025: 103 filings FY25 FY2026: 57 filings FY26 103
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$150,197$131,726$154,66932
FY2021$145,725$145,725$166,28575
FY2022$157,477$153,717$184,08064
FY2023$192,941$167,149$192,94162
FY2024$178,758$170,522$195,43084
FY2025$193,550$172,022$226,158103
FY2026$187,741$174,015$202,34657

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$199,534130
Data Scientist$168,73816
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3
Marketing Managertoo few2
Management Consultanttoo 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 too few 8
Senior · Level III $199,534 23
Expert · Level IV $226,158 44

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.