Software Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

621 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 Engineer in San Jose is $179,212 — 47% above the national median of $121,514.

Section 1
$179,212
Average
$107,527
Min Est.
$322,581
Max Est.
621
Filings

Top Employers for Software Engineer in San Jose

CompanyAvg. SalaryFilings
ByteDance Inc. $214,196 102
Google LLC $191,953 77
TikTok Inc. $207,558 76
NetApp, Inc. $167,707 52
Zoom Communications, Inc. $151,925 27
WeRide CORP $154,496 24
PayPal, Inc. $155,164 23
Cisco Systems, Inc. $155,065 14
Meta Platforms, Inc $228,459 14
IBM Corporation $198,950 9
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Software Engineer in Other Cities

Mountain View, CA
$190,695
2,450 filings
Sunnyvale, CA
$187,592
2,059 filings
Menlo Park, CA
$203,875
1,891 filings
New York, NY
$179,935
1,757 filings
Seattle, WA
$172,297
1,082 filings
Bellevue, WA
$187,207
1,047 filings
San Francisco, CA
$183,489
1,035 filings
Santa Clara, CA
$178,759
673 filings

Other Roles in San Jose

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