How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $104,620 and the 90th percentile is $269,780. The difference is $165,160, which is 85.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $155,980 to the 75th at $221,460, covers $65,480.

The mean annual wage is $187,710, which sits below the median of $194,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 49.3% higher than the national median of $130,220 for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $176,023, which is 35.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% higher than the California median of $160,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $194,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronics Engineers, Except Computer at $176,023 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $182,840 and employment of 30. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $166,375, against $176,023 here.
• Modesto, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $107,960 and employment of 40. That median is 44.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,700, against $176,023 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $162,440 and employment of 2,000. That median is 16.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,503, against $176,023 here.

Employment share

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (5,970 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (96,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 8.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.