City of Los Angeles / Water and Power / Civil Engineer

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Civil Engineer

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

11 employees hold this title in Water and Power. Median total compensation for the role is $142,081, above the department median of $106,911.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $142,081
Agency median: $106,911
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$122,829$168,836+

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

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 Water and Power, the median of $142,081 ranks #6 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

Harbor

$176,096 · 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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Joshua Pang

Civil Engineer/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$160,307

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Unit
Base pay: $97,002
Overtime: $27,807
Other pay: $7,333
Benefits: $28,165
Total compensation: $160,307
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: P

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7237-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP333234363335
Row ID: 25WP333234363335FT

Joshua Pang is a Civil Engineer at Water and Power within Supervisory Professional Unit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $160,307. Their bargaining unit is P.