Accounting Jobs in San Jose, CA

Observed BLS pay is high for core finance roles: accountants and auditors had a $121,700 median annual wage in San Jose in 2025, while financial analysts had a $144,910 median. A separate local posting sample puts salary bands around about $110k to $172k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $90k to $215k, which is useful as a directional employer-pay signal rather than an official wage benchmark.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 155 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median and $151,645 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

San Jose is still a viable Finance & Accounting market, but it is not an easy one right now. The metro unemployment rate was 4.3% in August 2026 and total nonfarm employment was up 1.5917% year over year, which says the broader local labor market is still functioning. But the finance-heavy part of the local economy is softer: San Jose Financial Activities employment was 36 thousand in August 2026, down -2.7027% over the year, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows California finance-and-accounting employment essentially flat and active postings down 1.0% year over year in September 2026. Pay remains strong—San Jose accountants and auditors had a $121,700 median annual wage in 2025 and financial analysts had a $144,910 median—so employers can afford to be selective.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to mid-career candidates who can show CPA-backed reporting depth or analyst/FP&A depth with strong Excel, financial modeling, and data-analysis tools.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this is an easy high-pay market; about 70% of sampled openings are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 180 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Google Inc: 10 open roles
2. Apple, Inc.: 9 open roles
3. Intuit, Inc.: 4 open roles
4. Sandisk: 4 open roles
5. Applied Materials, Inc.: 3 open roles
6. Coursera Inc.: 3 open roles
7. IntelliPro Group: 3 open roles
8. Proofpoint, Inc.: 3 open roles
9. Spacex: 3 open roles
10. Vagaro: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 32
• Mountain View: 27
• Sunnyvale: 17
• Santa Clara: 15
• Palo Alto: 14
• Cupertino: 9
• Redwood City: 9
• Fremont: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 136 (79%), hybrid 30 (17%), remote 7 (4%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are not evenly spread across the category. In the local posting sample, financial services accounts for about 30% of activity, software development about 20%, and finance, technology, and accounting each about 10%, so the market is really a mix of classic finance employers and tech-company finance teams rather than a pure bank-or-public-accounting market. Hiring is also fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one or two names, which creates multiple entry points but also means each employer can be very specific about tools, industry background, and office expectations. The market skews toward experienced contributors. The sampled seniority mix is about 40% mid, about 30% senior, about 15% lead+, and about 20% entry, while work arrangement is about 70% on-site and about 25% hybrid. That makes San Jose more favorable for candidates who can already own reporting, close, modeling, tax, or analysis workflows than for applicants hoping to learn everything on the job.

• Tech-company finance and FP&A (high): Software development makes up about 20% of the local posting mix and technology another about 10%, which supports demand for planning, modeling, business-partnering, and forecast roles inside tech employers.
• Financial services, lending, and mortgage-linked finance (moderate): Financial services is the largest industry slice at about 30% of sampled postings, so candidates with credit, lending, underwriting support, or regulated-finance process knowledge have a meaningful lane.
• Public accounting, tax, and technical reporting (high): Financial reporting is the most common local hard-skill cluster at about 20%, tax preparation and tax compliance each show up around about 15% and about 10%, and CPA is required in about 30% of postings.
• Entry-level finance operations and hourly support work (limited): Entry-level roles are only about 20% of the sampled mix, and hourly-paid postings center on about $24 to $35 / hour, so there is an entry path but it is not the center of this market.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-level, on-site or hybrid roles where you can tell one of two credible stories: CPA/reporting-close ownership or analyst/FP&A modeling plus dashboard/data tooling.

Roles worth searching next

• Business Intelligence Analyst: It uses the same analysis, spreadsheet, dashboard, and stakeholder-translation muscles that stronger finance candidates already build.
• Operations Analyst: Budgeting, KPI tracking, variance thinking, and process discipline transfer well from finance and accounting work.
• Revenue Operations Analyst: Forecasting, reporting, and data hygiene translate naturally into RevOps work, especially for candidates from tech-company finance teams.
• Procurement Analyst: Spend analysis, vendor controls, budgeting logic, and Excel-heavy work overlap with finance foundations.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): About 30% of local postings explicitly ask for a CPA, making it the clearest differentiator for senior accounting, audit, tax, and controllership tracks. Who: Accountants targeting senior accountant, controller-track, public-accounting, or technical-reporting roles.
• Financial reporting (premium | immediate): Financial reporting is the most-requested hard-skill cluster in the local sample at about 20%, which signals real employer need for close, statements, and reporting ownership. Who: Mid-career accountants and candidates trying to move from staff work into senior-level responsibility.
• Excel / Microsoft Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Excel and Microsoft Excel each appear in about 15% of local postings, so strong spreadsheet fluency is baseline, not a differentiator, in this market. Who: Everyone in scope, especially entry-level applicants who need a minimum technical floor.
• Financial modeling (differentiator | immediate): Financial modeling shows up in about 15% of local postings and is a direct bridge into FP&A, finance-manager, and analyst roles. Who: Analysts, FP&A candidates, and career switchers coming from consulting, operations, or strategy work.
• Data analysis plus Power BI / SQL / Python (differentiator | near-term): Local postings cite data analysis in about 10% of roles, and national hiring guides add Power BI and SQL/Python as in-demand complements for finance teams that want more analytical hires. Who: Finance analysts, FP&A candidates, and switchers trying to compete with tech-company finance teams.
• AI and automation literacy (differentiator | near-term): Finance leaders nationally prioritize AI and automation and technology integration, with Deloitte reporting AI and automation at 28% and data analysis and technology integration at 27% among needed skills for the next fiscal year. Hays also describes finance hiring shifting toward smaller analytical teams that can validate AI outputs. Who: Mid-career candidates who already own analytical work and want to stay competitive for higher-value roles.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Observed BLS pay is high for core finance roles: accountants and auditors had a $121,700 median annual wage in San Jose in 2025, while financial analysts had a $144,910 median. A separate local posting sample puts salary bands around about $110k to $172k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $90k to $215k, which is useful as a directional employer-pay signal rather than an official wage benchmark. San Jose pays far above the national accountant-and-auditor median of $83,680, but employers are usually paying for Bay Area cost, stronger technical depth, and industry context rather than just a generic finance title.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA concentrated?

Opportunities are not evenly spread across the category. In the local posting sample, financial services accounts for about 30% of activity, software development about 20%, and finance, technology, and accounting each about 10%, so the market is really a mix of classic finance employers and tech-company finance teams rather than a pure bank-or-public-accounting market. Hiring is also fragmented across employers rather than dominated by one or two names, which creates multiple entry points but also means each employer can be very specific about tools, industry background, and office expectations. The market skews toward experienced contributors. The sampled seniority mix is about 40% mid, about 30% senior, about 15% lead+, and about 20% entry, while work arrangement is about 70% on-site and about 25% hybrid. That makes San Jose more favorable for candidates who can already own reporting, close, modeling, tax, or analysis workflows than for applicants hoping to learn everything on the job.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (more than 75 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (more than 30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 70% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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