Quality Engineer San Jose, CA
Quality Engineer salary in San Jose, CA
Typical pay
$152,600a year
Most Quality Engineers earn $131k to $188k a year
From 119 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Quality Engineer salary in San Jose, CA is $152,600 a year. Most job postings pay $131,300 to $187,600. From 119 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in California
Back to the whole USCalifornia
$131k typical, most $110k to $159k
| San Francisco, CA | $157k | $131k to $178k | 97 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $153k | $131k to $188k | 119 |
| Sacramento, CA | $128k | $97k to $156k | 11 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $123k | $106k to $149k | 185 |
| San Diego, CA | $122k | $106k to $138k | 38 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $121k | $116k to $121k | 10 |
| Oxnard, CA | $120k | $96k to $122k | 22 |
| Riverside, CA | $104k | $92k to $116k | 14 |
| Bakersfield, CA | – | – | 5 |
| El Centro, CA | – | – | 7 |
| Fresno, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Merced, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Modesto, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Redding, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Salinas, CA | – | – | 0 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Stockton, CA | – | – | 2 |
| Vallejo, CA | – | – | 9 |
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 1 job postings
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- Experienced 50 job postings$111k $175k
Typical: $140k
- Senior 44 job postings$137k $186k
Typical: $157k
- Lead or manager 3 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
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Experienced: most postings pay $111k to $175k a year, typically $140k.
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Materials | $133k | – | – | – | – |
How much does a Quality Engineer make in San Jose, CA?
Employers hiring now typically offer $152,600 a year for Quality Engineer 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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