City of Los Angeles / Harbor / Civil Engineer

Job-title file

Civil Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

11 employees hold this title in Harbor. Median total compensation for the role is $176,096, above the department median of $90,183.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $176,096
Agency median: $90,183
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$51,448$202,566+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Civil Engineer is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Harbor, the median of $176,096 ranks #5 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Contract Administration

$200,556 · 1

Public Works - Street Services

$192,379 · 13

Public Works - Engineering

$188,456 · 79

Public Works - Sanitation

$186,415 · 6

Water and Power

$142,081 · 11

Recreation and Parks

$91,858 · 2

Median total compensation for the Civil Engineer role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Civil Engineer beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $185,740 ranks #2 of 13. See Civil Engineer across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$239,551 · 156

$147,263 · 19

$130,717 · 57

$117,636 · 70

$115,093 · 149

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$109,892 · 63

New York Public Authorities

$98,211 · 131

City of Milwaukee

$87,664 · 110

Median total compensation for comparable Civil Engineerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Long Nguyen

Civil Engineer/Harbor

2025 total comp

$205,616

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $160,108
Overtime: $9,387
Other pay: $9,522
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $205,616
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 42
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303536343932
Row ID: 25303536343932427237-0FT

Long Nguyen is a Civil Engineer at Harbor within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $205,616. Union affiliation: 17.