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Pw - City Engineer

Source file: City of Las Vegas — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$12.8M
Employees
79
Median total
$166,433
Highest record
$278,454

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$101,471 (63%)
  • Overtime$1,119 (1%)
  • Other$9,562 (6%)
  • Benefits$50,005 (31%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$104,947
$129,179
$166,433
$201,301
$234,024

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).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 10 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

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Mark Sorensen

Program Manager - Engineering/Pw - City Engineer

2021 total comp
$75,942
Sub-department
Executive
Base pay
$33,620
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$30,192
Benefits
$12,130
Total compensation
$75,942

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$63,812
Record ID
111,882

At Pw - City Engineer, Mark Sorensen serves as a Program Manager - Engineering within Executive. Their 2021 pay totaled $75,942.

Peter Jackson

Senior Engineering Associate/Pw - City Engineer

2024 total comp
$75,909
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$13,186
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$56,543
Benefits
$6,180
Total compensation
$75,909

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$69,729
Record ID
73,905

At Pw - City Engineer, Peter Jackson serves as a Senior Engineering Associate within Cea. Their 2024 pay totaled $75,909.

Melissa Jaarsma

Administrative Support Assistant/Pw - City Engineer

2021 total comp
$73,583
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$49,361
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$24,222
Total compensation
$73,583

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$49,361
Record ID
111,564

Melissa Jaarsma works as a Administrative Support Assistant for Pw - City Engineer within Cea. Melissa earned $73,583 in 2021.

Recaredo Gonzalez

Engineering Associate/Pw - City Engineer

2016 total comp
$72,153
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$40,806
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,422
Benefits
$15,925
Total compensation
$72,153

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$56,228
Record ID
87,432

At Pw - City Engineer, Recaredo Gonzalez serves as a Engineering Associate within Cea. Their 2016 pay totaled $72,153.

Russell Coleman

Construction Management Supervisor/Pw - City Engineer

2021 total comp
$70,727
Sub-department
Scea
Base pay
$4,603
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$64,124
Benefits
$2,001
Total compensation
$70,727

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$68,727
Record ID
111,732

At Pw - City Engineer, Russell Coleman serves as a Construction Management Supervisor within Scea. Their 2021 pay totaled $70,727.

James Von Tobel

Land Survey Associate/Pw - City Engineer

2022 total comp
$68,994
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$3,694
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$64,075
Benefits
$1,225
Total compensation
$68,994

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$67,768
Record ID
82,990

James Von Tobel works as a Land Survey Associate for Pw - City Engineer within Cea. James earned $68,994 in 2022.

Justin Presny

Environmental Compliance Inspector/Pw - City Engineer

2025 total comp
$68,927
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$35,313
Overtime
$428
Other pay
$16,593
Benefits
$16,593
Total compensation
$68,927

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$52,334
Record ID
71,034

Justin Presny works as a Environmental Compliance Inspector for Pw - City Engineer within Cea. Justin earned $68,927 in 2025.

Lorraine Linnert

Engineering Project Manager/Pw - City Engineer

2022 total comp
$68,898
Sub-department
Scea
Base pay
$44,762
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,196
Benefits
$18,941
Total compensation
$68,898

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$49,958
Record ID
83,031

Lorraine Linnert works as a Engineering Project Manager for Pw - City Engineer within Scea. Lorraine earned $68,898 in 2022.

Jennifer Davis

Environmental Compliance Inspector/Pw - City Engineer

2019 total comp
$68,263
Sub-department
Cea
Base pay
$46,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,022
Benefits
$18,640
Total compensation
$68,263

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$49,623
Record ID
101,624

Jennifer Davis holds the role of Environmental Compliance Inspector at Pw - City Engineer within Cea. In 2019, their total compensation was $68,263.