San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in San Jose, CA

The median web developer wage in the San Jose area is $80.13 an hour, 80% above the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $100–$160 an hour — $1,800–$2,900 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,800–$2,900

About 18 hours at $100–$160 an hour, the freelance rate in San Jose. Plus $70–$180 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in San Jose

Median web developer wage
$80.13/hr
$166,700 a year
Freelance rate
$100–$160
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
1 of 191
with published data
San Jose areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$80.13$80.431,130
Web and digital interface designers$96.76$96.484,400

BLS area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

San Jose against California and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
San Jose area$80.13$100–$160
California$57.48$70–$115
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in San Jose

At $100–$160 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$700–$1,100$70–$180
Five-page business site$1,800–$2,900$70–$180
Five pages with online booking$2,200–$3,500$70–$180
Eight pages, copy written for them$3,900–$6,250$70–$180
Small online shop$3,100–$4,950$70–$180

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in San Jose?+

The median web developer wage in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area is $80.13 an hour, about $166,700 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 39% above the California figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in San Jose?+

About $100–$160 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in San Jose?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the San Jose area costs about $1,800–$2,900, plus $70–$180 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in San Jose?+

BLS counts 1,130 employed web developers and 4,400 web and digital interface designers in the San Jose metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.