Mid-level Management Consultant salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 100 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Palo Alto.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$130,187
Middle 50%$125.3k–$150k
vs. all levels here−19%comparison median $160,000
Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,194 and $195,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,344
25th$125,300
50th (median)$130,187
75th$150,000
90th$165,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $107,000 (153 filings) FY2021: median $105,780 (96 filings) FY2022: median $95,500 (82 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (60 filings) FY2024: median $123,344 (90 filings) FY2025: median $125,400 (51 filings) FY2026: median $131,000 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 153 filings FY20 FY2021: 96 filings FY21 FY2022: 82 filings FY22 FY2023: 60 filings FY23 FY2024: 90 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 49 filings FY26 153
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$107,000$98,010$135,000153
FY2021$105,780$96,387$137,25096
FY2022$95,500$93,558$121,65082
FY2023$110,000$103,267$123,57560
FY2024$123,344$109,700$142,62590
FY2025$125,400$123,344$145,00051
FY2026$131,000$130,187$150,00049

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level Management Consultant salary of $130,187 is worth about $117,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $136,670 in May 2025 (9,020 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,187, 5% 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
Deloittetoo few6
EYtoo few4
Infosystoo few4
TikToktoo few4
Accenturetoo few3
Googletoo few3
Tech Mahindratoo few3
Wiprotoo few3
ByteDancetoo few3
DGN Technologiestoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $96,990 78
Mid-level · Level II $130,187 100
Senior · Level III $170,000 81
Expert · Level IV $200,000 106

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$89,294$96,99078
Mid-level · Level II$130,187$130,187100
Senior · Level III$163,405$170,00081
Expert · Level IV$196,602$200,000106

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.