San Francisco vs. San Jose
Computer Occupations, All Other. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 15-1299
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
San Jose's median is 14.1% higher — but after local prices, San Jose still leads by 19.4%.
San Francisco's median $161,700 buys $139,900 at national prices (price parity 115.6); San Jose's $184,430 buys $167,000 (110.4).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is San Jose against San Francisco.
| San Francisco | San Jose | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,930 | 16,680 | −1.5% |
| 10th percentile | $63,340 | $98,340 | +55.3% |
| 25th percentile | $102,340 | $136,120 | +33.0% |
| Median | $161,700 | $184,430 | +14.1% |
| 75th percentile | $206,460 | $220,080 | +6.6% |
| 90th percentile | $255,390 | $290,240 | +13.6% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Computer Occupations, All Other in San Francisco · Computer Occupations, All Other in San Jose
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