Mid-level Production Manager salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 84 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cupertino, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View.

Also listed as: Plant Manager

Median salary$183,650
Middle 50%$162.2k–$196.2k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $190,250
Filings84FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $144,632 and $231,823.
PercentileSalary
10th$159,635
25th$162,200
50th (median)$183,650
75th$196,200
90th$197,670

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2020: median $124,667 (17 filings) FY2021: median $120,425 (16 filings) FY2022: median $178,403 (49 filings) FY2023: median $159,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $166,400 (27 filings) FY2025: median $184,300 (57 filings) FY2026: median $181,000 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 49 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 27 filings FY24 FY2025: 57 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 57
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$124,667$115,003$136,71017
FY2021$120,425$119,850$163,40716
FY2022$178,403$166,500$190,41549
FY2023$159,000$147,532$182,19735
FY2024$166,400$159,000$186,80027
FY2025$184,300$162,200$190,50057
FY2026$181,000$165,400$196,20027

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level Production Manager salary of $183,650 is worth about $166,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Industrial Production Managers in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $171,140 in May 2025 (2,210 employed). The H-1B median here is $183,650, 7% higher.

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
Apple$190,50064
Teslatoo few7
Qualcommtoo few3
Infineon Technologies Americastoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $183,650 84
Senior · Level III $194,387 36
Expert · Level IV $217,500 31

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$145,184$183,65084
Senior · Level III$180,648$194,38736
Expert · Level IV$216,091$217,50031

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.