Project Management Specialists pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$146,170avg. a year
$70.28 an hour · 10,300 employed
Project Management Specialists in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area earn an average of $146,170 a year. That is $21,740 (17%) more than the California average of $124,430. The U.S. average is $110,740.
$135,120Median pay
$70.28Average hourly
+17%vs. California average
10,300Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for project management specialists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
120,770 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$140,820
$67.70 an hour
26,860 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$124,130
$59.68 an hour
310,740 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$120,130
$57.76 an hour
438,540 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$120,110
$57.75 an hour
5310 jobs
Napa, CA
$118,940
$57.19 an hour
6640 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$118,060
$56.76 an hour
790 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$117,270
$56.38 an hour
81,000 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$115,250
$55.41 an hour
9320 jobs
Chico, CA
$115,070
$55.32 an hour
10720 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$114,530
$55.06 an hour
111,510 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$114,160
$54.89 an hour
12150 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$112,510
$54.09 an hour
13440 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$111,910
$53.80 an hour
141,030 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$111,020
$53.38 an hour
15910 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$110,520
$53.14 an hour
16670 jobs
Modesto, CA
$110,060
$52.91 an hour
171,410 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$109,880
$52.83 an hour
18140 jobs
El Centro, CA
$109,150
$52.48 an hour
19190 jobs
Merced, CA
$108,820
$52.32 an hour
20490 jobs
Salinas, CA
$108,220
$52.03 an hour
211,720 jobs
Fresno, CA
$107,630
$51.74 an hour
226,720 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$105,510
$50.72 an hour
23270 jobs
Redding, CA
$105,100
$50.53 an hour
24450 jobs
Visalia, CA
$100,120
$48.14 an hour
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How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara compares
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Questions and answers
How much do project management specialists make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
The average is $146,170 a year, and the median is $135,120. About 10,300 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $21,740 (17%) more than the California average of $124,430.
Is this job common in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara?
It makes up 9.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.32 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-1082. Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.