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High-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

Active job postings in San Jose, CA that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

San Jose, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering313$215k n=205—
Director153$335k n=116—
Product Manager93$240k n=68—
ML / AI Engineering90$265k n=64—
Backend73$215k n=41—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers429$258k n=241—
Managers, All Other214$284k n=129—
Project Management Specialists96$232k n=66—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29——
Computer and Information Research Scientists17$252k n=14—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time354$169k n=337$29.85/hr n=3
Contract127$245k n=103—
Part-time99—$29.85/hr n=15
Intern71$142k n=17—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,831$244k n=1315—
Retail406$123k n=4$29.85/hr n=19
Manufacturing301$164k n=10—
Food Service / Restaurants225$85k n=8—
Financial Services208$125k n=12—

Top categories

  • Engineering313
  • Director153
  • Product Manager93
  • ML / AI Engineering90
  • Backend73
  • Data Science68

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers429
  • Managers, All Other214
  • Project Management Specialists96
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers29
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists17
  • Data Scientists17

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,831
  • Retail406
  • Manufacturing301
  • Food Service / Restaurants225
  • Financial Services208
  • Consumer Goods133

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,962 · 75%
  • Full-time354 · 13%
  • Contract127 · 5%
  • Part-time99 · 4%
  • Intern71 · 3%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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