Civil Engineers Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Median annual salary
$130,280
+29% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$65,140
cost index 200 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
| 10th percentile | $81,790 |
| 25th percentile | $100,300 |
| Median (50th) | $130,280 |
| 75th percentile | $166,320 |
| 90th percentile | $205,330 |
| Mean | $137,910 |
| Employed in metro | 3,170 |
A Civil Engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns a median of $130,280 per year. That is 29% above the national median of $100,840 for this occupation. Because San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a cost index of 200 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $65,140 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $162,111, median gross rent $2,840/mo, and the median home value $1,447,800. See the full San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA cost-of-living profile.