Privacy Consultant Salary in San Jose, California

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As of January 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Privacy Consultant in San Jose, CA is $316,382. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $274,794 to $367,536, with most professionals earning between $236,931 and $414,110.

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What does a Privacy Consultant do?

Common responsibilities of a Privacy Consultant

Develop and implement templates, tasks, information, and materials to assist clients in executing regulatory compliance, including the performance of HIPAA related Privacy and Security reviews, audits, evaluations and assessments.

February 07, 2023

Lead the investigation and remediation of privacy incidents, coordinate with Privacy Legal for determination of legal requirements to provide notification and facilitate any legally required or privacy driven notifications to impacted individuals or regulators.

February 18, 2023

Collaborate with product development teams creating new uses of data that employ privacy features.

February 19, 2023

Assist clients with identifying gaps within existing privacy programs and designing solutions to address those challenges.

February 26, 2023

Deliverables will include, but not be limited to, development of processes and procedures surrounding review and acceptance of data sharing risks, documentation for management, and frequent status reports to all stakeholders.

April 12, 2023

Demonstrate ability to stay current of evolving technology such as cloud and mobile computing.

April 18, 2023

Support and drive awareness of current privacy best practices, industry standards, references, data models and regulatory compliance to understand and evaluate potential areas of privacy risk to Personal Information.

April 22, 2023

Understand and provide guidance regarding issues requiring breach investigation, determination and notification processes under HIPAA and state breach laws, regulations and requirements, as applicable.

April 27, 2023

Provides expertise regarding HIPAA/HITECH/BAA Privacy Rule Standards and other privacy laws, regulations, requirements and best practices.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Privacy Consultant in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

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274794

367536

316382

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

305842

458160

368705

What is the average salary for Privacy Consultant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Privacy Consultant in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Privacy Consultant ranges from $274,794 to $367,536 with the average base salary of $316,382. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $305,842 to $458,160 with the average total cash compensation of $368,705.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$316,382	$274,794 - $367,536
Bonus	$52,323	$31,048 - $90,624
Total Pay	$368,705	$305,842 - $458,160

* 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.

Privacy Consultant Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $274,794 - $367,536	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $243,549 - $325,746	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $274,269 - $366,834	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $266,693 - $356,701	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $267,131 - $357,286	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $273,700 - $366,072	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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