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Jobs in San Jose, CA
2669 active postings tracked in San Jose, CA · collapsed to 1621 roles.
San Jose, CA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($240k vs $137k national)
- Net hiring is positive (+389 this week — 513 added vs 124 removed)
- Slow inflow of new postings (only 29% from the last 14 days)
San Jose, CA job market overview (May 2026)
The San Jose, CA job market is currently stable, with a mix of fresh hiring and slower-moving roles. Out of 2,669 active job postings tracked here, 39% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and director, with technology as the leading sector.
- 39% of postings in San Jose, CA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 513 new postings have appeared this week — about 19% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 22 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 197+ days.
- 13% of postings allow remote or hybrid work (336 roles).
- 52% of postings list a salary range (1,378 of 2,669).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $240k.
- The most active employers right now are Adobe, Cisco, and Costco.
- Director roles advertise the highest median pay at $335k per year (n=118).
What this means for job seekers
- Expect a typical mix of fast and slow-moving roles.
- Best opportunities are in engineering and director.
San Jose, CA job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in San Jose, CA.
- 2,669Active postings
- 513Posted this week
- 1,051Open 30+ days39% of active
- 336Remote / hybrid13% of active
- 52%List salary1,378 of 2,669
- 1%Hourly20 of disclosed
- $240kMedian annual (max)
- $29.85/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 22dMedian agep90 197d (long tail)
Wages by category
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering319
- Director155
- Product Manager97
- ML / AI Engineering90
- Backend73
- Data Science68
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers424
- Managers, All Other215
- Project Management Specialists94
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers30
- Computer and Information Research Scientists17
- Data Scientists17
Top sectors
- Technology1,852
- Retail410
- Manufacturing305
- Food Service / Restaurants236
- Financial Services208
- Consumer Goods135
Employment mix
- Unspecified1,999 · 75%
- Full-time357 · 13%
- Contract125 · 5%
- Part-time101 · 4%
- Intern71 · 3%
- Temporary16 · 1%
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Recent postings
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Accenture · San Jose, CA · accenture.com
$200k–$300k · posted 2 months ago
- Sr. Fellow Machine Learning EngineerML / AI Engineering
AMD · San Jose, CA · careers.amd.com
posted 2 months ago
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Petco · San Jose, CA · careers.petco.com
posted 2 months ago
- Account Manager II - Small GroupAccount Executive
Kaiser Permanente · San Jose, CA · kaiserpermanentejobs.org
posted 3 months ago
- Principal Software Quality Engineer – GPU & Machine LearningEngineering
AMD · San Jose, CA · careers.amd.com
posted 3 months ago
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Panda Express · San Jose, CA · pandacareers.com
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Zoom · San Jose, CA · careers.zoom.us
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AMD · San Jose, CA · careers.amd.com
posted 3 months ago