Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 325 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, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Milpitas.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$136,074
Middle 50%$131.6k–$136.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $136,074
Filings325FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,560 and $172,434.
PercentileSalary
10th$131,560
25th$131,560
50th (median)$136,074
75th$136,074
90th$147,608

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $100,152 (647 filings) FY2021: median $101,588 (505 filings) FY2022: median $110,094 (421 filings) FY2023: median $115,815 (361 filings) FY2024: median $133,245 (222 filings) FY2025: median $136,074 (183 filings) FY2026: median $131,560 (142 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 647 filings FY20 FY2021: 505 filings FY21 FY2022: 421 filings FY22 FY2023: 361 filings FY23 FY2024: 222 filings FY24 FY2025: 183 filings FY25 FY2026: 142 filings FY26 647
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$100,152$100,152$101,587647
FY2021$101,588$101,587$110,094505
FY2022$110,094$110,094$115,814421
FY2023$115,815$115,814$133,245361
FY2024$133,245$133,245$137,049222
FY2025$136,074$136,074$136,074183
FY2026$131,560$131,560$132,000142

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $136,074 is worth about $123,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $157,140 in May 2025 (7,260 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,074, 13% 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
Tata Consultancy Services$131,56045
Tech Mahindra$136,07444
Zensar Technologies$136,07424
Wipro$136,07423
Infosys$131,56011
LTIMindtreetoo few8
IBMtoo few7
Squad Softwaretoo few5
USTtoo few4
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $106,704 100
Mid-level · Level II $136,074 325
Senior · Level III $165,422 122
Expert · Level IV $194,792 110

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$101,920$106,704100
Mid-level · Level II$131,560$136,074325
Senior · Level III$165,422$165,422122
Expert · Level IV$190,819$194,792110

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.