Assistant Civil Engineer

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

99 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $86,792, below the department median of $95,506.

Employees: 99
Total payroll: $8M
Role median: $86,792
Agency median: $95,506
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,970$118,310+

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How total compensation varies among the 99 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 New York City

Assistant Civil Engineer is held in 10 New York City departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $86,792 ranks #5 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Citywide Administrative Services

$106,785 · 2

Department of Parks & Recreation

$91,194 · 10

Borough President-Queens

$91,037 · 1

Department of Sanitation

$88,750 · 2

Fire Department

$82,821 · 1

Department of Buildings

$82,731 · 21

Department of Environment Protection

$78,012 · 102

Department of Design & Construction

$74,653 · 99

NYC Housing Authority

$33,627 · 2

Median total compensation for the Assistant Civil Engineer role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Richard Liu

Assistant Civil Engineer/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$67,302

Base pay: $67,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $134
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,302
Hire date: 2023-07-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $76,279
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

At Department of Transportation, Richard Liu serves as a Assistant Civil Engineer based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,302.