Air Quality Specialist Salary in San Jose, CA

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Air Quality Specialist in San Jose, CA is $87,829. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $78,898 to $97,118, with most professionals earning between $70,766 and $105,574.

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Implement climate change projects, such as greenhouse gas inventory calculations and reporting, monitoring plans, emission reductions, energy efficiency, public disclosure and verification.

September 27, 2022

Maintains, calibrates and uses testing or measuring instruments to determine compliance with air pollution control regulations at crude oil and natural gas production facilities as well as other non-vehicular sources of air pollution.

October 15, 2022

Performs all work in adherence with company health and safety policies.

December 28, 2022

Assist in various reporting efforts such as Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, NSPS OOOO and OOOOa, and Air Emissions Inventory.

January 23, 2023

Collaborate with other SWCA practitioners to execute air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and noise analyses, including participating on teams comprised of Air Quality professionals from multiple offices across the organization.

April 04, 2023

Demonstrated understanding of air emissions and emission reporting processes.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Air Quality Specialist in San Jose, CA

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97118

87829

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101357

90701

What is the average salary for Air Quality Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Air Quality Specialist in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Air Quality Specialist ranges from $78,898 to $97,118 with the average base salary of $87,829. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $81,074 to $101,357 with the average total cash compensation of $90,701.

View Average Salary for Air Quality Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$87,829	$78,898 - $97,118
Bonus	$2,872	$2,176 - $4,240
Total Pay	$90,701	$81,074 - $101,357

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Air Quality Specialist Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,898 - $97,118	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,890 - $86,030	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,748 - $96,933	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,264 - $93,876	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,389 - $94,030	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,122 - $96,163	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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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, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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