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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

State

California

Detailed Occupations

600

Average Salary Across Occupations

$100,348

Highest Paying Occupation in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Chief Executives leads this metro area with an average annual salary of $507,680.

Largest Employment Market in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Software Developers has one of the largest employment totals in this metro area with 90,280 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this metro area.

Most Available Jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this metro area.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Ranked by average annual salary for detailed occupations in this metro area.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Chief Executives $507,680 $244.08 2,430
2 Psychiatrists $380,880 $183.11 150
3 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $349,200 $167.89 0
4 Computer and Information Systems Managers $319,480 $153.60 20,190
5 Lawyers $314,430 $151.17 6,270
6 Family Medicine Physicians $311,320 $149.67 1,350
7 Financial Managers $296,600 $142.60 9,350
8 Marketing Managers $284,960 $137.00 7,590
9 Physicians, Pathologists $281,560 $135.37 30
10 Nurse Anesthetists $281,550 $135.36 120
11 Public Relations Managers $266,730 $128.24 910
12 Managers, All Other $252,250 $121.27 13,530
13 Architectural and Engineering Managers $248,540 $119.49 5,270
14 Natural Sciences Managers $244,200 $117.40 1,100
15 Compensation and Benefits Managers $241,990 $116.34 350
16 General Internal Medicine Physicians $241,820 $116.26 600
17 Training and Development Managers $239,700 $115.24 940
18 Software Developers $226,510 $108.90 90,280
19 Data Scientists $225,590 $108.46 6,570
20 Nurse Practitioners $223,530 $107.47 1,280

👥 Most Available Jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest workforce in this metro area.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Software Developers 90,280 $226,510 $108.90
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 44,750 $38,730 $18.62
3 Registered Nurses 21,460 $189,880 $91.29
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers 21,320 $43,330 $20.83
5 Computer and Information Systems Managers 20,190 $319,480 $153.60
6 Retail Salespersons 17,420 $48,030 $23.09
7 General and Operations Managers 17,070 $196,440 $94.44
8 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 16,470 $45,330 $21.80
9 Cashiers 16,430 $43,170 $20.75
10 Computer Occupations, All Other 15,550 $181,720 $87.36
11 Office Clerks, General 14,040 $59,300 $28.51
12 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13,710 $130,390 $62.69
13 Managers, All Other 13,530 $252,250 $121.27
14 Accountants and Auditors 13,410 $128,730 $61.89
15 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 13,070 $49,760 $23.92
16 Waiters and Waitresses 12,660 $50,760 $24.41
17 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 12,490 $124,110 $59.67
18 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12,240 $146,850 $70.60
19 Stockers and Order Fillers 10,750 $47,790 $22.98
20 Security Guards 10,150 $51,590 $24.80