Engineer salary at San Jose

The average engineer salary at San Jose was $121,197 , which is 36 percent lower than the average salary for this job in California, but 26 percent higher than the national average for this job . Engineer salaries at San Jose typically range from $113,612 to $138,181 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported engineer salary was $191,168. There are 101 employees at San Jose with the job title engineer.