Expert Computer Systems Analyst salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Palo Alto, Sunnyvale.

Median salary$175,240
Middle 50%$142.4k–$228.3k
vs. all levels here+11%comparison median $157,913
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,911 and $258,010.
PercentileSalary
10th$140,585
25th$142,397
50th (median)$175,240
75th$228,250
90th$249,100

Cost of living

San Jose's median expert Computer Systems Analyst salary of $175,240 is worth about $158,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Stanford Health Care$175,24010

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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV $175,240 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$124,280$175,24010

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.