Lead BI Developer Salary in San Jose, California

How much does a Lead BI Developer make in San Jose, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lead BI Developer in San Jose, CA is $164,123. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $142,421 to $186,007, with most professionals earning between $122,662 and $205,931.

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Develop and maintain Cognos Framework Manager packages, Cognos Transformer cubes, Microsoft Power BI models, and other BI assets via reusable semantic data layers that will be consumed by the Enterprise Analytics team to build reports and dashboards as well as to perform ad-hoc analysis.

January 16, 2023

Create Data Quality dashboards using Microsoft Power BI using SQL queries, and DAX (data analysis expressions) functions to support the Enterprise Data Services organization.

May 13, 2023

Determine appropriate resource allocations to meet IT s commitments to the business through the SDLC including design, development, implementation, and expansion of Gallagher Bassett visual dashboard and reporting platforms.

November 26, 2022

Provide project leadership to implement, improve, and/or utilize analysis, requirements / documentation, testing, implementation, and post implementation duties.

September 30, 2022

Leads team in developing, maintaining and updating documentation including technical documentation, business process procedures, reference and training materials.

December 24, 2022

Designing, developing, and deploying BI solutions using Microsoft BI technologies including SQL Server, Power BI, Excel, SSIS, SSRS, & SSAS is preferred.

January 08, 2023

Supporting the full BI lifecycle from requirements analysis, through design & development and on into release and support/maintenance phases.

January 18, 2023

Understanding of new Developer/DBA features for SQL Server 2016 and experience with using it even in the capacity of development or R&D.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lead BI Developer in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

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142421

186007

164123

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

150529

203610

175954

What is the average salary for Lead BI Developer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lead BI Developer in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Lead BI Developer ranges from $142,421 to $186,007 with the average base salary of $164,123. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $150,529 to $203,610 with the average total cash compensation of $175,954.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$164,123	$142,421 - $186,007
Bonus	$11,830	$8,108 - $17,603
Total Pay	$175,954	$150,529 - $203,610

* 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.

Lead BI Developer Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $142,421 - $186,007	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,227 - $164,857	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $142,149 - $185,651	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,222 - $180,523	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $138,449 - $180,819	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,854 - $185,266	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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