Mid-level Web Developer salary in San Jose, CA

Based on 50 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Milpitas.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$126,256
Middle 50%$120.7k–$126.3k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $120,470
Filings50FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,432 and $151,496.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,432
25th$120,730
50th (median)$126,256
75th$126,260
90th$126,538

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $105k $140k FY2020: median $79,352 (36 filings) FY2021: median $82,160 (28 filings) FY2022: median $91,302 (22 filings) FY2023: median $101,500 (22 filings) FY2024: median $112,320 (15 filings) FY2025: median $121,000 (33 filings) FY2026: median $126,260 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 36 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 36
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$79,352$79,352$86,12436
FY2021$82,160$82,160$82,16028
FY2022$91,302$91,083$100,94122
FY2023$101,500$101,275$101,87622
FY2024$112,320$101,300$120,47515
FY2025$121,000$120,435$126,25633
FY2026$126,260$126,256$126,50017

Cost of living

San Jose's median mid-level Web Developer salary of $126,256 is worth about $114,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the San Jose, CA area earned a median of $166,670 in May 2025 (1,130 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,256, 24% 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 few7
Caspextoo few3
Proxima IT Solutionstoo few3
3S Businesstoo few2
Appletoo few2
Lambdanets servicestoo few2
Nephos Technologiestoo few2
NGTalentTech Grouptoo few2
Niktor ITtoo few2
Nitya Software Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $92,768 47
Mid-level · Level II $126,256 50
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$84,739$92,76847
Mid-level · Level II$120,432$126,25650

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.