Senior Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

66 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 Senior Engineer in San Jose is $173,062 — 42% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$173,062
Average
$103,837
Min Est.
$311,512
Max Est.
66
Filings

Top Employers for Senior Engineer in San Jose

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. $155,065 17
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC $165,307 9
OKBL USA Technology Inc. $243,413 8
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC $161,559 5
DIGICOMM SEMICONDUCTOR INC. $164,056 3
TSMC Technology, Inc. $151,091 3
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $166,005 3
F5, Inc. $191,473 3
Shape Security, Inc. $207,610 2
OKC USA Holding Inc. $244,080 2
Section 2

Senior Engineer in Other Cities

Phoenix, AZ
$156,367
91 filings
Austin, TX
$136,497
60 filings
New York, NY
$179,571
58 filings
Plano, TX
$151,068
44 filings
Minneapolis, MN
$132,331
28 filings
Madison, WI
$130,754
26 filings
Chicago, IL
$126,544
21 filings
San Francisco, CA
$166,840
20 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)
Section 3
Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.