New York City / Department of Transportation / Civil Engineer

Job-title file

Civil Engineer

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

51 employees hold this title in Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $123,187, above the department median of $95,506.

Employees: 51
Total payroll: $6M
Role median: $123,187
Agency median: $95,506
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$130$160,837+

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How total compensation varies among the 51 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

Civil Engineer is held in 10 New York City departments. In Department of Transportation, the median of $123,187 ranks #1 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Parks & Recreation

$121,334 · 6

NYC Housing Authority

$119,929 · 5

Department of Health/Mental Hygiene

$118,449 · 1

Department of Buildings

$117,222 · 23

Department of Environment Protection

$110,346 · 31

Department of Sanitation

$108,993 · 2

Department of Design & Construction

$108,219 · 27

Housing Preservation & Dvlpmnt

$102,946 · 2

Department of Correction

-$56,904 · 1

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

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Civil Engineer beyond New York City

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $115,093 ranks #6 of 13. See Civil Engineer across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$239,551 · 156

$185,740 · 123

$147,263 · 19

$130,717 · 57

$117,636 · 70

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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Adam Caplan

Civil Engineer/Department of Transportation

2025 total comp

$88,303

Base pay: $87,753
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $549
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,303
Hire date: 2021-11-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $90,551
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 841
Regular Hours: 1,820

Adam Caplan holds the role of Civil Engineer at Department of Transportation based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $88,303.