Visa Wage Index

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 42 applications covering 46 positions for this role here, at a median of $140,800 a year. 36 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$68,765
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$90,771
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$112,778
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$134,784

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Tesla, Inc. Level II 2626 $144,268
Tesla, Inc. Level I 33 $120,000
NSG TECHNOLOGY INC. Level II 22 $90,771
Tesla, Inc. Level III 22 $187,803
Apple Inc. Level III 11 $128,400
Apple Inc. Level IV 11 $157,200
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level III 15 $140,800
Google LLC Level IV 11 $217,432
Gyrus ACMI, Inc. Level III 11 $113,000
Headway Technologies, Inc. Level II 11 $91,894
Intuit Inc. Level IV 11 $179,785
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Level IV 11 $134,784
Nokia of America Corporation Level IV 11 $190,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.