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Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists Salary in San Jose, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists in San Jose, CA have a median annual salary of $194,370, with 5,970 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $104,620 at the 10th percentile to $269,780 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$194,370

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$93.45

Employment

5,970

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$104,620
10th
$155,980
25th
$194,370
Median
$221,460
75th
$269,780
90th

Local compared with national

San Jose, CA

$194,370

Median annual · 2025

United States

$130,220

Median annual · 2025

The San Jose, CA median is 49.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $64,150).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  10. 10.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  11. 11.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Abbott
  • ANSYS simulation software
  • C
  • C#
  • C++
  • CppUnit
  • Cygwin
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Device driver software
  • Dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Field programmable gate array FPGA design software
  • FitNesse
  • Forsk Atoll

Common tasks

  • Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
  • Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
  • Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
  • Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
  • Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
  • Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
  • Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.
  • Determine means of integrating radio frequency identification device (RFID) into other applications.
  • Provide technical support for radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
  • Collect data about existing client hardware, software, networking, or key business processes to inform implementation of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.

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