What is the salary range of System Performance Engineer?

As of December 01, 2024, the average annual pay of System Performance Engineer in San Jose, CA is $100,250. While Salary.com is seeing that System Performance Engineer salary in San Jose, CA can go up to $119,765 or down to $76,816, but most earn between $87,984 and $110,465. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of System Performance Engineer in the United States.

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$87,984 to $110,465
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Average Base Salary

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What is the average salary for System Performance Engineer in 2024?
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of System Performance Engineer in San Jose, CA. The base salary for System Performance Engineer ranges from $87,984 to $110,465 with the average base salary of $100,250. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $89,614 to $115,254 with the average total cash compensation of $102,736.
Average Salary Average Salary Range
Base Salary $100,250 $87,984 - $110,465
Bonus $2,486 $1,630 - $4,788
Total Pay $102,736 $89,614 - $115,254
* 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.
CITY, STATE AVERAGE SALARY RANGE COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,984 - $110,465 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,980 - $97,905 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,816 - $110,254 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,390 - $107,208 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,530 - $107,384 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,633 - $110,025 COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
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JOB TITLE LOCATION MINIMUM SALARY MAXIMUM SALARY
JOB TITLE Performance Engineer LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $94,200 MAXIMUM SALARY $113,238
JOB TITLE Database Planning and Performance Engineer I LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $87,360 MAXIMUM SALARY $117,100
JOB TITLE Database Planning and Performance Engineer II LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $113,470 MAXIMUM SALARY $147,010
JOB TITLE Database Planning and Performance Engineer III LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $148,220 MAXIMUM SALARY $182,230
JOB TITLE Database Planning and Performance Engineer IV LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $171,910 MAXIMUM SALARY $208,190
JOB TITLE System Engineer LOCATION San Jose, CA MINIMUM SALARY $135,476 MAXIMUM SALARY $163,600
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