Salary for Location: Palo Alto, California

Updated: 29 May 2012

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City: Palo Alto, California

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Job	Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross median (50th percentile). Many factors can affect pay. To get the full picture, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	$110,925
Software Engineer	$87,582
Mechanical Engineer	$69,078
Executive Assistant	$62,524
Software Developer	$87,293
Legal Secretary	$75,339
Office Manager	$52,618
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 29 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 2,909

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Key Statistics for Palo Alto, California Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Stanford University	$38,693 - $114,500
Vmware, Inc.	$71,500 - $137,667
Space Systems/Loral	$63,780 - $119,831
Hewlett-Packard Company	$52,765 - $155,791
SAP	$60,402 - $165,448

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$55,347 - $102,261
Doctorate (PhD)	$86,031 - $136,190
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$85,733 - $134,348
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$87,006 - $132,849
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$87,086 - $126,107

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Gender

	Female 42%			Male 58%
Salary:	$50,416 - $92,299			$68,843 - $123,068

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

26%

10-19 years

26%

20 years or more

11%

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