Mid-level Network Support Specialist salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto.

Also listed as: Computer Network Support Specialist, Computer Network Support Specialists

Median salary$91,000
Middle 50%$88.9k–$98.3k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $99,593
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,878 and $174,329.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,878
25th$88,878
50th (median)$91,000
75th$98,260
90th$119,595

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level Network Support Specialist salary of $91,000 is worth about $82,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Support Specialists in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $124,130 in May 2025 (1,080 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,000, 27% 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
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few4
Capgemini Americatoo few3
Itcapstoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Star Software Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,058 12
Mid-level · Level II $91,000 32
Senior · Level III $116,168 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$66,144$68,05812
Mid-level · Level II$88,878$91,00032
Senior · Level III$109,720$116,16810

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.