Engineer salary at San Jose

The average engineer salary at San Jose was $125,690 , which is 43 percent lower than the average salary for this job in California, but 8 percent higher than the national average for this job . Engineer salaries at San Jose typically range from $118,312 to $146,306 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported engineer salary was $206,253. There are 105 employees at San Jose with the job title engineer.