City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Engineering / Civil Engineer

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Civil Engineer

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

79 employees hold this title in Public Works - Engineering. Median total compensation for the role is $188,456, above the department median of $134,050.

Employees: 79
Total payroll: $14.8M
Role median: $188,456
Agency median: $134,050
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$131,379$219,402+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 79 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 Public Works - Engineering, the median of $188,456 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Contract Administration

$200,556 · 1

Public Works - Street Services

$192,379 · 13

Public Works - Sanitation

$186,415 · 6

Harbor

$176,096 · 11

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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Nazila Cruz

Civil Engineer/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$205,117

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $160,108
Overtime: $15,879
Other pay: $6,452
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $205,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353434353733
Row ID: 25353434353733787237-0FT

At Public Works - Engineering, Nazila Cruz serves as a Civil Engineer within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $205,117. Their bargaining unit is 17.

Tanat Satidkit

Civil Engineer/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$204,934

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $160,108
Overtime: $11,694
Other pay: $6,856
Benefits: $26,276
Total compensation: $204,934
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303635343633
Row ID: 25303635343633787237-0FT

Tanat Satidkit works as a Civil Engineer for Public Works - Engineering within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Tanat earned $204,934 in 2025. Union affiliation: 17.

Markos Perez-Bran

Civil Engineer/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$202,689

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $164,511
Overtime: $6,485
Other pay: $7,537
Benefits: $24,156
Total compensation: $202,689
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393737363633
Row ID: 25393737363633787237-0FT

Markos Perez-Bran holds the role of Civil Engineer at Public Works - Engineering within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,689. Union affiliation: 17.

Luz Rabelo

Civil Engineer/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$202,278

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $168,913
Overtime: $1,005
Other pay: $5,760
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $202,278
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323634363733
Row ID: 25323634363733787237-0FT

Luz Rabelo works as a Civil Engineer for Public Works - Engineering within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Luz earned $202,278 in 2025. Union affiliation: 17.

David Perez

Civil Engineer/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$201,893

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $160,108
Overtime: $14,715
Other pay: $471
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $201,893
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383837373133
Row ID: 25383837373133787237-0FT

David Perez holds the role of Civil Engineer at Public Works - Engineering within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $201,893. They are represented by 17.