San Jose State is a major, comprehensive public university located in the center of San Jose and in the heart of Silicon Valley. SJSU is the oldest public university in the West. Its distinctive character has been forged by its long history, by its location, and by its vision—a blend of the old and the new, of the traditional and the innovative. Among its most prized traditions is an uncompromising commitment to offer access to higher education to all persons who meet the criteria for admission, yielding a stimulating mix of age groups, cultures and economic backgrounds for teaching, learning and research. With a faculty that is active in scholarship, research, technological innovation, community service and the arts, SJSU takes pride in and is firmly committed to teaching and learning. In collaboration with nearby industries and communities, SJSU faculty and staff members are dedicated to achieving the university's mission as a responsive institution of the state of California: To enrich the lives of its students, to transmit knowledge to its students along with the necessary skills for applying it in the service of our society, and to expand the base of knowledge through research and scholarship. read more

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SJSU Salaries

How much do people at SJSU get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at SJSU is $113,279, or $54 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $113,044, or $54 per hour.

At SJSU, the highest paid job is a Corporate Counsel at $183,665 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $47,474 annually. Average SJSU salaries by department include: Marketing at $92,825, IT at $97,870, Product at $132,067, and Customer Support at $65,662. Half of SJSU salaries are above $113,044.

2 employees at SJSU rank their Compensation in the Bottom 25% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 9 ratings) while 2 employees at SJSU rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 10% of similar sized companies on Comparably (based on 4 ratings).

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$113,279^*

Average Compensation

$113,044^*

Median Compensation

^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

SJSU Salary Averages By Department

SJSU Salaries By Department (14)

Product Department

$132,067 Avg. total comp.

Engineering Department

$129,083 Avg. total comp.

Marketing Department

$92,825 Avg. total comp.

Design Department

$99,040 Avg. total comp.

Operations Department

$88,305 Avg. total comp.

Admin Department

$56,918 Avg. total comp.

Business Development Department

$114,224 Avg. total comp.

Finance Department

$87,274 Avg. total comp.

Communications Department

$80,743 Avg. total comp.

Customer Support Department

$65,662 Avg. total comp.

HR Department

$103,036 Avg. total comp.

IT Department

$97,870 Avg. total comp.

Legal Department

$177,023 Avg. total comp.

Sales Department

$130,339 Avg. total comp.

Product Department (4)

Group Product Manager

$183,423^*

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Senior Product Manager

$150,819^*

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$88k

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$184k

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$260k

Product Manager

$120,049^*

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$88k

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$184k

$255k

$260k

Jr Product Manager

$87,692^*

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$88k

$151k

$184k

$255k

$260k

Engineering Department (9)

Principal Engineer

$153,827^*

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$89k

$133k

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$372k

Lead Engineer

$140,487^*

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$70k

$89k

$133k

$206k

$259k

$350k

$372k

Engineering Manager

$158,349^*

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$70k

$89k

$133k

$206k

$259k

$350k

$372k

Data Scientist

$133,486^*

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$70k

$89k

$133k

$206k

$259k

$350k

$372k

Senior Developer

$140,037^*

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$70k

$89k

$133k

$206k

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$350k

$372k

DevOps

$113,044^*

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$70k

$89k

$133k

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$350k

$372k

Developer

$110,394^*

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$70k

$89k

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$372k

QA Manager

$124,845^*

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$70k

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$88,670^*

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Marketing Department (7)

Senior Marketing Manager

$134,039^*

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Marketing Manager

$99,682^*

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$41k

$57k

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Brand Manager

$104,983^*

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$41k

$57k

$83k

$168k

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Marketing Operations

$83,856^*

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$41k

$57k

$83k

$168k

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Business Analyst

$84,229^*

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$41k

$57k

$83k

$168k

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$350k

Copywriter

$76,879^*

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$41k

$57k

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Marketing Associate

$56,798^*

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Design Department (4)

Senior Designer

$119,785^*

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$242k

Designer

$86,614^*

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$58k

$86k

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$242k

Web/Visual Designer

$72,220^*

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$58k

$86k

$115k

$151k

$170k

$242k

Graphic Designer

$59,231^*

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$58k

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$242k

Operations Department (3)

Business Analyst

$84,229^*

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$164k

$225k

Operations Manager

$101,270^*

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$32k

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Office Manager

$63,418^*

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Admin Department (4)

Executive Assistant

$68,916^*

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Admin Assistant

$48,495^*

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$35k

$47k

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Secretary

$52,264^*

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$47k

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$170k

Receptionist

$47,474^*

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$47k

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Business Development Department (3)

Account Executive

$82,651^*

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Business Development Manager

$134,392^*

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Account Manager

$98,115^*

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Finance Department (4)

Accounting Manager

$111,808^*

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$170k

$195k

Senior Accountant

$87,135^*

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$35k

$66k

$87k

$112k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Accountant

$66,172^*

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$35k

$66k

$87k

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$140k

$170k

$195k

Financial Analyst

$87,227^*

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$35k

$66k

$87k

$112k

$140k

$170k

$195k

Communications Department (1)

Editor

$80,743^*

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$30k

$81k

$130k

Customer Support Department (2)

Customer Service Manager

$83,112^*

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$32k

$48k

$96k

$200k

CS Rep

$47,837^*

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$32k

$48k

$96k

$200k

HR Department (2)

HR Manager

$111,762^*

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$45k

$112k

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$225k

Recruiter

$98,466^*

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IT Department (5)

IT Manager

$120,579^*

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$240k

Project Manager

$104,838^*

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$41k

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$90k

$121k

$159k

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SysAdmin

$89,840^*

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$41k

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$90k

$121k

$159k

$218k

$240k

IT Support Engineer

$83,028^*

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$41k

$58k

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$121k

$159k

$218k

$240k

Desktop Support

$58,446^*

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$41k

$58k

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$121k

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$218k

$240k

Legal Department (2)

General Counsel

$165,442^*

Est. Salary

$95k

$165k

$183k

$293k

$350k

Corporate Counsel

$183,665^*

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$95k

$165k

$183k

$293k

$350k

Sales Department (4)

Sales Manager

$137,375^*

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$50k

$64k

$123k

$144k

$270k

$335k

$350k

Sales Engineer

$143,686^*

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$50k

$64k

$123k

$144k

$270k

$335k

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Sales Rep

$123,561^*

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$50k

$64k

$123k

$144k

$270k

$335k

$350k

Sales Associate

$64,425^*

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$50k

$64k

$123k

$144k

$270k

$335k

$350k

^† Employer contributed salary^* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

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