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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in San Jose, CA

The median protective service workers, all other in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $56,240 a year, 32% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,619 a month.

10th percentile
$40,020
25th percentile
$42,800
Median percentile
$56,240
75th percentile
$58,600
90th percentile
$76,490

Based on 990 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

$43,432 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,240
Federal income tax−$4,569
Social Security + Medicare−$4,302
California income tax (approx.)−$3,937
Monthly take-home$3,619
Every two weeks$1,670

Does it go far here?

$50,931Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
78%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California