VMware salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 141 certified H-1B filings by VMware, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$215,367
Middle 50%$183.2k–$223.8k
vs. all employers here+21%comparison median $178,705
Filings141FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $151,115 and $267,611.
PercentileSalary
10th$154,359
25th$183,153
50th (median)$215,367
75th$223,777
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $185k $230k FY2020: median $157,105 (744 filings) FY2021: median $160,851 (811 filings) FY2022: median $169,470 (685 filings) FY2023: median $186,424 (485 filings) FY2024: median $206,055 (250 filings) FY2025: median $216,565 (88 filings) FY2026: median $204,422 (53 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 744 filings FY20 FY2021: 811 filings FY21 FY2022: 685 filings FY22 FY2023: 485 filings FY23 FY2024: 250 filings FY24 FY2025: 88 filings FY25 FY2026: 53 filings FY26 811
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$157,105$135,000$185,000744
FY2021$160,851$139,163$189,800811
FY2022$169,470$141,334$198,000685
FY2023$186,424$160,789$222,122485
FY2024$206,055$183,958$225,658250
FY2025$216,565$182,771$226,15888
FY2026$204,422$186,466$222,09553

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$213,836122
IT Manager$239,39212
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo 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 too few 1
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $226,158 26

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.