Software Development Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

342 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 Software Development Engineer in San Jose is $188,514 — 55% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$188,514
Average
$113,108
Min Est.
$339,325
Max Est.
342
Filings

Top Employers for Software Development Engineer in San Jose

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
Adobe Inc. $196,205 281
Zoom Communications, Inc. $152,345 34
Xilinx, Inc. $134,833 3
Expedia, Inc. $143,641 3
Cisco Systems, Inc. $174,212 3
DTEN, Inc $146,500 2
Elekta Inc. $111,591 2
Section 2

Software Development Engineer in Other Cities

Seattle, WA
$154,201
203 filings
Austin, TX
$134,710
121 filings
San Francisco, CA
$182,669
61 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$169,176
51 filings
Cupertino, CA
$192,053
48 filings
Bellevue, WA
$162,704
40 filings
Redlands, CA
$126,333
29 filings
New York, NY
$156,542
27 filings

Other Roles in San Jose

Software Engineer ($179,211) 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) Member Of Technical Staff ($173,910)
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Source: US Department of Labor LCA Disclosure Data. Updated: Q1 FY2025.