SOC 43-3061 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro

Procurement Clerks Salary in San Jose, CA

The average salary for procurement clerks in San Jose, California is $65,330 a year ($31.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,310: half of the 310 people in this job in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($53,195).

$65,330average per year

$31.41 / hourMedian $62,310Take-home ≈ $52,519

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $91K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

310people in this job
+23%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 21California metros
110cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Procurement Clerks pay range in San Jose

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,430 or more. The middle half of procurement clerks in San Jose earn between $52,080 and $75,150.

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $91K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,330$5,444$31.41
Median$62,310$5,192$29.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,080$4,340$25.04
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,150$6,262$36.13

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

Procurement Clerks salary after taxes in San Jose

On the average salary of $65,330, a single filer in San Jose takes home about $52,519 a year, or $4,377 a month and $2,020 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 procurement clerks? 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 $65,330 buys what about $59,163 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Jose ($84,050). A typical home costs $1,610,466, or 24.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Procurement Clerks salary in other California cities

San Jose ranks 1st of 21 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Procurement Clerks salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for procurement clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,330).

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Procurement Clerks salary in San Jose: questions

How much do procurement clerks make an hour in San Jose?

$31.41 an hour on average, and $29.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level procurement clerks salary in San Jose?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the procurement clerks take-home pay in San Jose?

About $52,519 a year ($4,377 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,330. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do procurement clerks earn more in San Jose than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($53,195).

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 43-3061; area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (41940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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