IT salaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Median $182,000 across 54,815 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$182,000
Middle 50%
$154,000–$209,000
Filings
54,815
- Median is 42% above the median for all IT roles ($128,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (26%).
- Google LLC has the most filings (8,151), with a median of $190,000.
Salaries by job
| Role | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 36,141 | $187,700 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 6,937 | $170,900 |
| Data Scientists | 5,008 | $174,300 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 3,070 | $152,500 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1,120 | $142,900 |
| Database Administrators | 655 | $130,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 592 | $122,400 |
| Information Security Analysts | 493 | $175,000 |
| Computer Network Architects | 405 | $172,500 |
| Database Architects | 394 | $180,000 |
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 8,151 | $190,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 3,742 | $189,000 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 2,584 | $186,100 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1,491 | $150,800 |
| Adobe Inc. | 1,379 | $189,000 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 1,338 | $180,200 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1,286 | $192,800 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1,089 | $190,800 |
| PayPal, Inc. | 923 | $182,000 |
| ByteDance Inc. | 906 | $220,000 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 754 | $186,300 |
| Google LLC | 679 | $188,000 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 637 | $168,800 |
| TikTok Inc. | 622 | $222,200 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 608 | $156,000 |
| eBay Inc. | 584 | $198,200 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 554 | $173,500 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 478 | $215,700 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 469 | $190,000 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 459 | $139,400 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 458 | $204,600 |
| Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. | 425 | $184,700 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 417 | $177,600 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 402 | $220,000 |
| Zoom Communications, Inc. | 340 | $158,500 |
| Intel Corporation | 326 | $166,300 |
| Netflix, Inc. | 322 | $226,200 |
| Waymo LLC | 316 | $205,000 |
| VMware LLC | 302 | $200,600 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 280 | $190,000 |
Level I 8%
Level II 26%
Level III 14%
Level IV 11%
Not stated 41%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $182,000 |
| Federal income tax | $32,400 |
| Social Security | $11,300 |
| Medicare | $2,600 |
| State income tax | $12,800 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $121,400 |
| Take-home per month | $10,100 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
This is an estimate. Actual taxes depend on your situation. Consult a tax professional before filing.
LCA filings are not hires.
Filed wages are offered base pay, not total compensation.
We did not independently verify the source files. Deduplication and filtering can cause differences from the original data.