Data Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

80 certified H-1B filings

According to TheRealSalaries.com analysis of official US Department of Labor filings (October 2024 - December 2025), the average H-1B salary for Data Engineer in San Jose is $158,586 — 31% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$158,586
Average
$95,151
Min Est.
$285,455
Max Est.
80
Filings

Top Employers for Data Engineer in San Jose

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
ByteDance Inc. $189,503 18
TikTok Inc. $168,792 9
LATENTVIEW ANALYTICS CORPORATION $172,931 7
Cisco Systems, Inc. $170,387 7
TSMC Technology, Inc. $129,854 5
DATAFORMIX TECHNOLOGIES,INC $92,560 3
KAI CYBER INC $180,000 2
Tardus Inc $146,484 2
MOTIVITY LABS INC $172,931 2
Edgeall Inc. $117,291 2
Section 2

Data Engineer in Other Cities

Plano, TX
$100,512
182 filings
Irving, TX
$101,637
177 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$198,466
151 filings
New York, NY
$141,953
135 filings
Austin, TX
$125,029
133 filings
Charlotte, NC
$105,390
119 filings
Dallas, TX
$99,337
111 filings
Houston, TX
$98,777
90 filings

Other Roles in San Jose

Software Engineer ($179,211) Software Development Engineer ($188,513) Senior Software Engineer ($196,949) Machine Learning Engineer ($202,111) Software Engineer 3 ($168,352) MTS 1, Software Engineer ($196,310) Product Manager ($188,095) Software Developer ($170,248)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.