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High-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

Active job postings in San Jose, CA that advertise a salary of $150,000 or more. Only postings that published a salary figure are included.

San Jose, CA job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering259$215k n=177—
Director147$335k n=113—
Backend86$215k n=41—
ML / AI Engineering85$271k n=59—
Product Manager82$240k n=59—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers477$258k n=251—
Managers, All Other241$271k n=137—
Project Management Specialists104$230k n=68—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30——
Fast Food and Counter Workers26——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time312$169k n=298$29.85/hr n=3
Contract105$245k n=87—
Part-time102—$29.85/hr n=16
Intern55$153k n=10—
Temporary16$140k n=6—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,697$244k n=1218—
Retail399$123k n=5$29.85/hr n=21
Manufacturing282$173k n=27—
Financial Services228$138k n=14—
Food Service / Restaurants220$85k n=8$23.65/hr n=3

Top categories

  • Engineering259
  • Director147
  • Backend86
  • ML / AI Engineering85
  • Product Manager82
  • Data Science60

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers477
  • Managers, All Other241
  • Project Management Specialists104
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers26
  • Pharmacy Technicians19

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology1,697
  • Retail399
  • Manufacturing282
  • Financial Services228
  • Food Service / Restaurants220
  • Consumer Goods137

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,880 · 76%
  • Full-time312 · 13%
  • Contract105 · 4%
  • Part-time102 · 4%
  • Intern55 · 2%
  • Temporary16 · 1%

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