SOC 17-2061.00 · San Jose, CA
Computer Hardware Engineers wages in San Jose, CA
Offered wages on certified Labor Condition Applications with a worksite in San Jose, CA.
- 25th percentile
- $225,750
- Median
- $227,278
- 75th percentile
- $228,806
- vs national
- +42.4%
Offered wage, per year
Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored
55 disclosed positions
Offered wage, per year
National median $159,656
Both medians derived from the same wage bands
Wage distribution
55 disclosed positions at 11 employers.
25th $225,750 · median $227,278 · 75th $228,806 · 55 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
Prevailing wage level
Level I is entry, IV is fully competent.
Level I
2
12%
Level II
2
12%
Level III
2
12%
Level IV
8
47%
Not stated
3
18%
Employers filing here
Median derived from that employer's own bands for this role and metro.
| Employer | Median | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | $227,500 | 40 |
| Groq, Inc. | $267,500 | 3 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | $227,500 | 3 |
| Arm, Inc. | $155,000 | 2 |
| MediaTek USA Inc. | $232,500 | 1 |
| Apple Inc. | $227,500 | 1 |
| Tesla, Inc. | $212,500 | 1 |
| Infobahn Softworld Inc. | $177,500 | 1 |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | $167,500 | 1 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC | $152,500 | 1 |
| Xilinx, Inc. | $137,500 | 1 |
The metro comes from the WORKSITE address on the filing, not the employer’s headquarters, so a company based elsewhere appears here when it places someone in San Jose, CA. This page exists only because the cut clears 15 disclosed positions across 3 employers; combinations below that floor are not published at all. National wages for Computer Hardware Engineers.