SOC 11-3021 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro

Computer and Information Systems Managers Salary in San Jose, CA

The average salary for computer and information systems managers in San Jose, California is $319,670 a year ($153.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $291,660: half of the 19,070 people in this job in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 64% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($194,435).

$319,670average per year

$153.69 / hourMedian $291,660Take-home ≈ $201,863

  • $164K10th
  • $220K25th
  • $292KMedian
  • $320K75th
  • $377K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

19,070people in this job
+64%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 24California metros
110cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer and Information Systems Managers pay range in San Jose

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $164,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $377,060 or more. The middle half of computer and information systems managers in San Jose earn between $219,860 and $319,540.

  • $164K10th
  • $220K25th
  • $292KMedian
  • $320K75th
  • $377K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$319,670$26,639$153.69
Median$291,660$24,305$140.22
Entry level (25th percentile)$219,860$18,322$105.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$319,540$26,628$153.62

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer and Information Systems Managers salary after taxes in San Jose

On the average salary of $319,670, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $201,863 a year, or $16,822 a month and $7,764 every two weeks. Taxes take 37% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is San Jose a good place for computer and information systems managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Jose area are 10% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.4), so the average $319,670 buys what about $289,496 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.5 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in other California cities

San Jose ranks 1st of 24 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for computer and information systems managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($319,670).

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in San Jose: questions

How much do computer and information systems managers make an hour in San Jose?

$153.69 an hour on average, and $140.22 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer and information systems managers salary in San Jose?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $164,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $219,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer and information systems managers take-home pay in San Jose?

About $201,863 a year ($16,822 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $319,670. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do computer and information systems managers earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?

The average here is 64% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($194,435).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3021; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.90, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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