Systems Engineer San Jose, CA
Systems Engineer salary in San Jose, CA
Typical pay
$188,200a year
Most Systems Engineers earn $160k to $227k a year
From 231 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Systems Engineer salary in San Jose, CA is $188,200 a year. Most job postings pay $160,000 to $227,400. From 231 current job postings, updated Nov 1, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in California
Back to the whole USCalifornia
$162k typical, most $131k to $194k
| San Jose, CA | $188k | $160k to $227k | 231 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $177k | $155k to $210k | 114 |
| Sacramento, CA | $163k | $141k to $165k | 17 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $153k | $130k to $180k | 592 |
| Oxnard, CA | $148k | $125k to $186k | 18 |
| San Diego, CA | $142k | $106k to $162k | 176 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $141k | $132k to $163k | 13 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $131k | $119k to $138k | 13 |
| El Centro, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Fresno, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Hanford, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Redding, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Riverside, CA | – | – | 6 |
| Salinas, CA | – | – | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | – | – | 4 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | – | – | 3 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | – | – | 5 |
| Stockton, CA | – | – | 1 |
| Vallejo, CA | – | – | 19 |
| Visalia, CA | – | – | 0 |
| Yuba City, CA | – | – | 1 |
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
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Experienced 78 job postings$141k $188k
Typical: $167k
- Senior 106 job postings$177k $235k
Typical: $202k
- Lead or manager 16 job postings$188k $227k
Typical: $212k
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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 | $191k | – | $164k | – | – |
| NVIDIA Corporation | $213k | – | – | $236k | – |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | $132k | – | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $188,200 a year for Systems 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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