SAP - San Jose, CA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
SAP
Administration-Development
United States Location
San Jose -
- San Francisco - Oakland
CA, USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$140,409
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 6 Months
Raise +1 Year
$9,327 at 6.64%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 6 Months: $140,409 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $111,810 & $169,007; and, 5% of Jobs top $211,240.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$442,461 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $225,477 |
| 5% | $211,240 |
| 10% | $195,192 |
| 25% | $169,007 |
| 33% | $158,444 |
| 50% | $140,409 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $135,097 | $145,721 |
| 25% | $126,931 | $153,887 |
| 33% | $122,374 | $158,444 |
| 50% | $111,810 | $169,007 |
| 67% | $98,966 | $181,852 |
| 95% | $55,341 | $225,477 |
Salary Average =
$140,409
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 6 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 6 Months | $131,104 | $9,305 at 7.10% |
| 6 Years and 6 Months | $140,409 | $9,327 at 6.64% |
| 7 Years and 6 Months | $149,735 | $9,341 at 6.24% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases steadily in the first years, rises stably with greater experience and grows consistently into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $83,871 at the low experience of Entry Level; $140,409 at the average experience of 6 Years and 6 Months; and, $200,415 at the top experience of 12 Years and 11 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $83,871 | $6,609 at 7.88% |
| Average | 6 Years and 6 Months | $140,409 | $9,326 at 6.64% |
| Top | 12 Years and 11 Months | $200,415 | $9,368 at 4.67% |
Qualifications
Description
Develop, implement, configure, upgrade, administer and troubleshoot, SAP business enterprise software, are primary position responsibilities.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
- SAP;
- Administrator, Analyst, Architect, Developer, Engineer or Lead.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 47.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 80% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 17.5% of job descriptions;
- MATLAB,
- 12.5% of job descriptions;
- C++,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 5% of job descriptions;
- SCM (Supply Chain Management),
- 32.5% of job descriptions;
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning),
- 25% of job descriptions;
- Requirement Specification,
- Business Specification, Design Specification, Functional Specification, Requirement Gathering, Requirement Documentation, Requirement Specification, Software Specification, Technical Specification or User Specification,
- 35% of job descriptions;
- PMP (Project Management Professional),
- 5% of job descriptions;
- Agile software methodology,
- 20% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 5% of job descriptions.
Location
San Jose - San Francisco, CA
- California,
- Alameda, Alameda County, Alamo, Albany, Alum Rock, Alviso, Antioch, Ashland, Atherton, Bay Area, Bay Point, Belmont, Benicia, Berkeley, Boyes Hot Springs, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Castre Valley, Concord, Contra Costa, Contra Costa County, Corte Madea, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville, Dixon, Dublin, East Palo Alto, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Fairfax, Fairfield, Foster City, Fremont, Gilroy, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Healdsburg, Hercules, Hillsborough, Julian, Kensington, Lafayette, Larkspur, Livermore, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Marin, Marin County, Martinez, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Millbrae, Milpitas, Moraga, Mountain View, Napa, Napa County, Newark, North Fair Oaks, Novato, Oakland, Orinda, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, Richmond, Rodeo, Rohnert Park, San Anselmo, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Francisco, San Francisco County, San Jose, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Mateo, San Mateo County, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, San Raphael, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, Santa Rosa, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Silicon Valley, Solano, Solano County, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stanford, Sunnyvale, Tara Hills, Tiburon, Timalpais Valley, Union City, Vacaville, Vallejo, Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek West, Watsonville and Woodside.
These locations are all included in the San Jose - San Francisco, CA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).