Project Manager San Jose, CA
Project Manager salary in San Jose, CA
Typical pay
$167,400a year
Most Project Managers earn $135k to $205k a year
From 429 current job postings, updated Nov 8, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Project Manager salary in San Jose, CA is $167,400 a year. Most job postings pay $135,000 to $205,000. From 429 current job postings, updated Nov 8, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in California
Back to the whole USCalifornia
$138k typical, most $110k to $172k
| San Jose, CA | $167k | $135k to $205k | 429 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $155k | $128k to $198k | 394 |
| San Diego, CA | $130k | $101k to $158k | 124 |
| Sacramento, CA | $125k | $113k to $144k | 54 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $123k | $101k to $150k | 375 |
| Oxnard, CA | $116k | $104k to $161k | 13 |
| Riverside, CA | $114k | $93k to $129k | 24 |
| Bakersfield, CA | – | – | 5 |
| El Centro, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Fresno, CA | – | – | 7 |
| Modesto, CA | – | – | 4 |
| Napa, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Redding, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Salinas, CA | – | – | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | – | – | 4 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Santa Maria, CA | – | – | 9 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Stockton, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Vallejo, CA | – | – | 8 |
| Visalia, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Yuba City, CA | – | – | 0 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 2 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Experienced 195 job postings$128k $200k
Typical: $161k
- Senior 145 job postings$170k $226k
Typical: $192k
- Lead or manager 5 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
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Experienced: most postings pay $128k to $200k a year, typically $161k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | $200k | – | $200k | $235k | – |
| Applied Materials | $159k | – | $159k | – | – |
| NVIDIA Corporation | $213k | – | – | $213k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $167,400 a year for Project Manager roles in San Jose, CA. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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