The median starting salary is $139,000 a year, measured on the 58 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
SQL jobs in San Jose: 72 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name SQL in the job title or description, located in San Jose, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 72
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 19
- remote
- 9
- median starting salary
- $139,000
San Jose, California, US2d
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San Jose, California, US2d
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San Jose, California, United States of America2mo
copilot
CR, San Jose4d
slackzoomsql+3
$152k-$265kSan Jose1w
pytorchtensorflowdatabricks
$102k-$196kSan Jose1w
databricksexcelsql+3
$152k-$190kUS-California-San JoseRemote3w
kubernetesgohelm+3
$21k-$260kDraper, Utah, United States; San Jose, California, United States; United StatesRemote2mo
AI level of SQL jobs in San Jose
- AI Level 48 (11%)
- AI Level 311 (15%)
- AI Level 27 (10%)
- AI Level 146 (64%)
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Common questions
How much do SQL jobs in San Jose pay?
How much AI work do SQL jobs in San Jose involve?
Of the 72 live postings: AI Level 4: 8 (11%); AI Level 3: 11 (15%); AI Level 2: 7 (10%); AI Level 1: 46 (64%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for SQL jobs in San Jose?
Which other cities have SQL jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (749), New York (684), Seattle (477), Bellevue (307), Austin (129). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in SQL jobs in San Jose?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (45), Machine learning (22), AWS (20), LLM (18), Generative AI (16). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in SQL jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: Machine learning engineer (6), Data scientist (4), AI product manager (1), Data engineer (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names SQL in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.