SOC 13-1081 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro

Logisticians Salary in San Jose, CA

The average salary for logisticians in San Jose, California is $122,380 a year ($58.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $115,570: half of the 3,440 people in this job in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 35% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,555).

$122,380average per year

$58.84 / hourMedian $115,570Take-home ≈ $87,623

  • $69K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $116KMedian
  • $152K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,440people in this job
+35%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 25California metros
110cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Logisticians pay range in San Jose

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $179,810 or more. The middle half of logisticians in San Jose earn between $93,360 and $151,750.

  • $69K10th
  • $93K25th
  • $116KMedian
  • $152K75th
  • $180K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$122,380$10,198$58.84
Median$115,570$9,631$55.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$93,360$7,780$44.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$151,750$12,646$72.96

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

Logisticians salary after taxes in San Jose

On the average salary of $122,380, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $87,623 a year, or $7,302 a month and $3,370 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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 logisticians? 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 $122,380 buys what about $110,828 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 13.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Logisticians salary in other California cities

San Jose ranks 1st of 25 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Logisticians salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for logisticians

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($128,170).

Logisticians salary by city

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Logisticians salary in San Jose: questions

How much do logisticians make an hour in San Jose?

$58.84 an hour on average, and $55.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level logisticians salary in San Jose?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $93,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the logisticians take-home pay in San Jose?

About $87,623 a year ($7,302 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $122,380. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do logisticians earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?

The average here is 35% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,555).

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 13-1081; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 1.88, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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