City of Las Vegas / Pw - City Engineer
Agency file
The Pw - City Engineer is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 79 employees with median total compensation of $166,433; the highest distinct record was $278,454.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 79 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($166,433) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $234,024 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $104,947. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 10 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $8M — | 64 — | $139,596 — |
| 2017 | $9.3M ▲ 16.9% | 81 ▲ 26.6% | $135,682 ▼ 2.8% |
| 2018 | $10.5M ▲ 12.4% | 81 ±0% | $139,570 ▲ 2.9% |
| 2019 | $10.8M ▲ 2.5% | 79 ▼ 2.5% | $145,507 ▲ 4.3% |
| 2020 | $11.1M ▲ 3.1% | 77 ▼ 2.5% | $153,707 ▲ 5.6% |
| 2021 | $10.8M ▼ 2.3% | 85 ▲ 10.4% | $139,418 ▼ 9.3% |
| 2022 | $11.6M ▲ 6.9% | 87 ▲ 2.4% | $139,680 ▲ 0.2% |
| 2023 | $11.3M ▼ 2.1% | 78 ▼ 10.3% | $144,801 ▲ 3.7% |
| 2024 | $12M ▲ 6.1% | 82 ▲ 5.1% | $149,922 ▲ 3.5% |
| 2025 | $12.8M ▲ 6.4% | 79 ▼ 3.7% | $166,433 ▲ 11.0% |
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Record list
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Senior Engineering Associate/Pw - City Engineer
Source-specific fields
At Pw - City Engineer, Harlow Smoot serves as a Senior Engineering Associate within Cea. Their 2025 pay totaled $235,017.
Engineering Project Manager/Pw - City Engineer
Source-specific fields
Jonathan Groppenbacher holds the role of Engineering Project Manager at Pw - City Engineer within Scea. In 2025, their total compensation was $234,024.
City Engineer/Pw - City Engineer
Source-specific fields
Steven Ford is a City Engineer at Pw - City Engineer within Executive. 2021 total compensation came to $231,850.
Engineering Project Manager/Pw - City Engineer
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Jeff Galambas is a Engineering Project Manager at Pw - City Engineer within Scea. 2025 total compensation came to $231,723.