Entry-level Logistician salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Milpitas.

Also listed as: Logistics Analyst

Median salary$78,437
Middle 50%$78.4k–$100k
vs. all levels here−42%comparison median $136,300
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,901 and $226,805.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,911
25th$78,437
50th (median)$78,437
75th$100,000
90th$118,450

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2024: median $73,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $78,437 (19 filings) FY2026: median $79,200 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 23
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–––5
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––9
FY2024$73,000$72,758$89,92811
FY2025$78,437$74,951$95,00019
FY2026$79,200$78,437$100,00023

Cost of living

San Jose's median entry-level Logistician salary of $78,437 is worth about $71,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Logisticians in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $115,570 in May 2025 (3,440 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,437, 32% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Sandisk Technologiestoo few5
TikToktoo few4
EME Technologiestoo few2
Marvell Semiconductortoo few2
Sony Biotechnologytoo few2
Teslatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,437 42
Mid-level · Level II $118,500 112
Senior · Level III $124,900 110
Expert · Level IV $151,200 160

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$78,437$78,43742
Mid-level · Level II$100,589$118,500112
Senior · Level III$119,600$124,900110
Expert · Level IV$144,914$151,200160

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.