Median salary
$205,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$164.2k – $227.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
41.5%
71 of 171 roles
Live roles
171
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Lead Software Engineer, Payment Platform
Lead Machine Learning Inference Engineer, Advertising
Technical Marketing Lead, HPE Cloud Software
Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer
Applied ML Director (Technical Team Lead)
Lead Software Engineer - Backend
Lead Software Development Engineer
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Creative AI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Archer
|
$164,150 | 12 |
Cisco
|
$225,500 | 10 |
| AL Astera Labs | $180,000 | 8 |
|
Cadence Design Systems
|
$164,000 | 7 |
|
Adobe
|
$254,950 | 6 |
Broadcom
|
$186,900 | 5 |
| MS Muon Space | $208,500 | 4 |
| EC Efficient Computer | $215,000 | 3 |
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How much do Tech Lead roles in San Jose pay?
The median salary for Tech Lead roles in San Jose is $205,000 per year. Most pay falls between $164,150 (25th percentile) and $227,300 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $164,000 to $260,600.
These figures are computed live from 171 active Tech Lead roles in San Jose on JobsRadar, of which 71 (41.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Tech Lead roles in San Jose include Roku, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Zoom and Cadence Design Systems.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Tech Lead salary in San Jose?
- The median is $205,000 per year, with most pay between $164,150 and $227,300 (25th–75th percentile), based on 71 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Tech Lead salary range in San Jose?
- Pay ranges from about $164,000 to $260,600 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $205,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.