How much do Information Security Analysts make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For Information Security Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $90,290 and the 90th percentile is $278,340. The difference is $188,050, which is 106.8% 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 $126,060 to the 75th at $216,420, covers $90,360.

The mean annual wage is $196,700, which sits above the median of $176,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 36.3% higher than the national median of $129,180 for Information Security Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $159,496, which is 23.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.1% higher than the California median of $138,570.

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 $176,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Information Security Analysts at $159,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Information Security Analysts. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 1st of 10 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).).

• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 71 miles away, with a median of $101,320 and employment of 60. That median is 42.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,414, against $159,496 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 78 miles away, with a median of $162,310 and employment of 3,730. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,391, against $159,496 here.
• Fresno, CA is 94 miles away, with a median of $118,420 and employment of 70. That median is 32.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,918, against $159,496 here.

Employment share

Information Security Analysts accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (2,280 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (190,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 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.