Mid-level CEO salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025. Includes Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Milpitas.

Also listed as: Chief Executive

Median salary$245,942
Middle 50%$241.9k–$280k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $241,883
Filings10FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $241,883 and $401,920.
PercentileSalary
10th$241,883
25th$241,883
50th (median)$245,942
75th$280,000
90th$311,200

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level CEO salary of $245,942 is worth about $222,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Jose = 110.4).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Intuittoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $245,942 10
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$241,883$245,94210

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.