Electrical Engineers Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Median annual salary
$187,060
+55% vs US median ($120,630)
Worth after local cost of living
$93,530
cost index 200 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
| 10th percentile | $116,900 |
| 25th percentile | $157,150 |
| Median (50th) | $187,060 |
| 75th percentile | $218,170 |
| 90th percentile | $258,100 |
| Mean | $189,370 |
| Employed in metro | 4,160 |
A Electrical Engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns a median of $187,060 per year. That is 55% above the national median of $120,630 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 $93,530 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.