[danny8000]

For context, the US national 2010 median pay for "Software Developers" was $90,530 per year according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which I believe is data provided by employer surveys.

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Computer-and-Information-Technology/S...

Here is data for San Jose:

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl1627.txt

Computer software engineers, applications, Level 12 $58.23 median pay per hour ( $121,118 per year)