As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Programming Engineer in San Jose, CA is $176,674. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $162,259 to $192,966, with most professionals earning between $149,134 and $207,799.
| Percentile | Salary | Location | Last Updated |
| 10th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary | $149,134 | San Jose,CA | March 01, 2025 |
| 25th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary | $162,259 | San Jose,CA | March 01, 2025 |
| 50th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary | $176,674 | San Jose,CA | March 01, 2025 |
| 75th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary | $192,966 | San Jose,CA | March 01, 2025 |
| 90th Percentile Programming Engineer Salary | $207,799 | San Jose,CA | March 01, 2025 |
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost. The word engineer (Latin ingeniator) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications of an engineer typically include a four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or in some jurisdictions, a master's degree in...
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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
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