Financial Managers pay range in San Jose
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $134,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $447,580 or more. The middle half of financial managers in San Jose earn between $176,900 and $327,840.
- $134K10th
- $177K25th
- $225KMedian
- $328K75th
- $448K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $273,690 | $22,808 | $131.58 |
| Median | $225,280 | $18,773 | $108.31 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $176,900 | $14,742 | $85.05 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $327,840 | $27,320 | $157.62 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Financial Managers salary after taxes in San Jose
On the average salary of $273,690, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $177,332 a year, or $14,778 a month and $6,820 every two weeks. Taxes take 35% 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.
Is San Jose a good place for financial 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 $273,690 buys what about $247,856 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Financial Managers salary in other California cities
San Jose ranks 1st of 24 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Jose$273,690
- San Francisco$244,930
- Los Angeles$204,650
- San Diego$198,640
- Oxnard$194,520
- Santa Cruz$182,240
- Santa Rosa$181,760
- Sacramento$181,670
- Riverside$175,450
- Santa Maria$174,630
Highest-paying cities for financial managers
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($273,690).
- San Jose, CA$273,690
- New York, NY$250,570
- San Francisco, CA$244,930
- Bridgeport, CT$225,000
- Boston, MA$221,800
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Financial Managers salary in San Jose: questions
How much do financial managers make an hour in San Jose?
$131.58 an hour on average, and $108.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level financial managers salary in San Jose?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $134,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $176,900, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the financial managers take-home pay in San Jose?
About $177,332 a year ($14,778 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $273,690. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do financial managers earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?
The average here is 44% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($189,775).
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 11-3031; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
- 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 1.30, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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