Workday salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings by Workday, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$172,931
Middle 50%$159.7k–$183.2k
vs. all employers here−3%comparison median $178,705
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $130,791 and $264,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$145,445
25th$159,710
50th (median)$172,931
75th$183,191
90th$236,915

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $150k $190k FY2020: median $122,900 (18 filings) FY2021: median $140,650 (24 filings) FY2022: median $131,300 (26 filings) FY2023: median $141,378 (13 filings) FY2025: median $172,931 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 26
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$122,900$121,050$137,60018
FY2021$140,650$128,050$153,00024
FY2022$131,300$130,894$154,72526
FY2023$141,378$141,378$144,50013
FY2024–––9
FY2025$172,931$159,710$181,67421
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$174,46624
QA Engineertoo few3

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 $172,931 11
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.