DOL wage area 41940 · California

H-1B prevailing wages in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Covers San Benito County, CA; Santa Clara County, CA.

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What are the H-1B prevailing wages in San Jose, CA?

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is DOL wage area 41940, covering 2 counties (San Benito County, CA; Santa Clara County, CA). For the 2026–27 wage year, Software Developers need $255,653 for Level IV and $152,797 for Level I; Computer Systems Analysts need $183,872 for Level IV and $102,960 for Level I; Data Scientists need $255,757 for Level IV and $125,487 for Level I. Under the weighted H-1B lottery, each wage level adds one entry, from one at Level I to four at Level IV, and DHS projects selection odds of about 15%, 31%, 46% and 61%. Some of these wages are borrowed from a wider geography because local survey data was thin, but they are still the official figures for this area. The table below covers the 49 occupations most filed for H-1B; any other job can be checked with the calculator.

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49 occupations

Occupation	Level I	Level II	Level III	Level IV
Software Developers15-1252	152,797	187,076	221,375	255,653
Computer Systems Analysts15-1211	102,960	129,938	156,895	183,872
Data Scientists15-2051	125,487	168,917	212,327	255,757
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers15-1253	98,322	129,023	159,744	190,445
Computer Occupations, All Other15-1299	113,672	154,482	195,271	236,080
Information Security Analysts15-1212	104,188	150,218	196,248	242,279
Database Administrators15-1242	90,106	117,500	144,872	172,266
Database Architects15-1243	132,642	161,762	190,882	220,002
Network and Computer Systems Administrators15-1244	87,610	111,884	136,157	160,431
Computer Network Architects15-1241	135,013	163,676	192,359	221,021
Computer and Information Research Scientists15-1221	141,336	178,756	216,196	253,615
Web Developers15-1254	100,797	133,890	166,962	200,055
Web and Digital Interface Designers15-1255	128,336	164,320	200,304	236,288
Computer Programmers15-1251	98,280	124,405	150,509	176,634
Computer Network Support Specialists15-1231	80,080	107,869	135,658	163,447
Computer User Support Specialists15-1232	64,272	79,935	95,576	111,239
Operations Research Analysts15-2031	86,008	107,453	128,898	150,343
Statisticians15-2041	133,557	158,018	182,458	206,919
Actuaries15-2011	96,221	125,154	154,066	182,999
Marketing Managers11-2021	162,802	208,853	254,904	300,956
Sales Managers11-2022	103,668	158,184	212,701	267,218
Financial Managers11-3031	153,567	213,325	273,104	332,863
Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041	186,264	219,316	252,367	285,418
Natural Sciences Managers11-9121	167,108	209,519	251,909	294,320
Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111	97,365	140,130	182,916	225,680
Accountants and Auditors13-2011	83,429	105,872	128,295	150,738
Financial and Investment Analysts13-2051	102,024	129,543	157,061	184,580
Financial Risk Specialists13-2054	106,580	134,431	162,261	190,112
Management Analysts13-1111	92,082	121,306	150,551	179,775
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists13-1161	78,396	116,085	153,754	191,444
Logisticians13-1081	78,666	100,423	122,159	143,916
Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199	67,975	98,676	129,376	160,077
Computer Hardware Engineers17-2061	152,173	180,295	208,437	236,559
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer17-2072	124,405	155,896	187,408	218,900
Electrical Engineers17-2071	130,687	159,890	189,072	218,276
Mechanical Engineers17-2141	117,999	141,836	165,693	189,530
Industrial Engineers17-2112	99,362	122,159	144,956	167,752
Civil Engineers17-2051	90,376	114,026	137,676	161,325
Engineers, All Other17-2199	105,664	138,237	170,831	203,404
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers17-2031	98,967	121,202	143,416	165,652
Chemical Engineers17-2041	84,927	107,349	129,751	152,173
Aerospace Engineers17-2011	133,599	157,519	181,460	205,380
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042	101,109	127,629	154,149	180,669
Biological Scientists, All Other19-1029	86,029	114,026	142,023	170,020
Chemists19-2031	78,312	99,716	121,140	142,543
Pharmacists29-1051	138,341	164,237	190,112	216,008
Physical Therapists29-1123	109,096	124,509	139,943	155,356
Lawyers23-1011	151,986	220,148	288,309	356,471
Graphic Designers27-1024	64,085	85,613	107,162	128,690

Annual salary in U.S. dollars, rounded up. Source: DOL OFLC prevailing wage data, effective July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027, computed directly from the DOL file (methodology). Page updated 2026-10-14.

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