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Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other salary in San Jose, CA

The median media and communication equipment workers, all other in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $64,550 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,127 a month.

10th percentile
$48,240
25th percentile
$62,940
Median percentile
$64,550
75th percentile
$97,540
90th percentile
$122,660

Based on 150 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

$49,527 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,550
Federal income tax−$5,566
Social Security + Medicare−$4,938
California income tax (approx.)−$4,519
Monthly take-home$4,127
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$58,457Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
69%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 media and communication equipment workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California