Energy Engineer Salary in San Jose, California

Energy Engineer Salary in San Jose, CA

How much does an Energy Engineer make in San Jose, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Energy Engineer in San Jose, CA is $192,012. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $168,052 to $210,726, with most professionals earning between $146,238 and $227,764.

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10th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $146,238 San Jose,CA March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $168,052 San Jose,CA March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $192,012 San Jose,CA March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $210,726 San Jose,CA March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Energy Engineer Salary $227,764 San Jose,CA March 01, 2025
25% $168,052 10% $146,238 90% $227,764 75% $210,726 $192,012 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is an Energy Engineer ?

Energy engineering or energy systems engineering is a broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy services, facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance and alternative energy technologies. Energy engineering is one of the more recent engineering disciplines to emerge. Energy engineering combines knowledge from the fields of physics, math, and chemistry with economic and environmental engineering practices. Energy engineers apply their skills to increase efficiency and further develop renewable sources of energy. The main job of energy engineers is to...

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    Drilling Engineer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Energy Engineer

    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  3. Up a level:

    Drilling Engineer IV

    7 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Energy Engineer in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Energy Engineer ranges from $168,052 to $210,726 with the average base salary of $192,012. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $187,442 to $236,725 with the average total cash compensation of $213,854.

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About San Jose, California    San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, th....More

San Jose, California  area prices were up 2.9% from a year ago

Energy Engineer Salary in popular cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco

Skills associated with Energy Engineer: Automation, Design, #develop, Community

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