Salaries / Software Engineer Salary in San Jose
Software Engineer Salary in San Jose
The median Software Engineer salary in San Jose is $198K/yr based on 143 disclosed-pay job postings from 16 employers on RoleSuite, with most roles paying between $172K/yr and $218K/yr.
$198K/yrmedian
$172K/yr – $218K/yrtypical range (25th–75th)
143disclosed-pay postings
Pay distribution
Highest-paying employers
- Adobe$218K/yr29 disclosed
- Google$214K/yr34 disclosed
- Cloudera$207K/yr4 disclosed
- Zoom$190K/yr9 disclosed
- Cisco$187K/yr25 disclosed
- Zscaler$187K/yr8 disclosed
- Samsung Electronics$180K/yr3 disclosed
- Samsung Semiconductor$172K/yr5 disclosed
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Figures are computed from the midpoint of each posting's disclosed pay range across currently-open Software Engineer roles in San Jose on RoleSuite, as of 2026-06. Sourced directly from employer career pages; implausible outliers are excluded. Estimates, not guarantees.