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Commercial and Industrial Designers salary in San Jose, CA

The median commercial and industrial designers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $141,310 a year, 68% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,163 a month.

10th percentile
$83,340
25th percentile
$110,000
Median percentile
$141,310
75th percentile
$192,240
90th percentile
$211,100

Based on 410 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$97,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$141,310
Federal income tax−$22,648
Social Security + Medicare−$10,810
California income tax (approx.)−$9,892
Monthly take-home$8,163
Every two weeks$3,768

Does it go far here?

$127,972Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

All commercial and industrial designers salaries · Take-home pay in California