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 Design & Construction. Median total compensation for the role is $74,653, below the department median of $89,722.

Employees: 99
Total payroll: $6.5M
Role median: $74,653
Agency median: $89,722
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$55$103,759+

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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 Design & Construction, the median of $74,653 ranks #9 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

Department of Transportation

$86,792 · 99

Fire Department

$82,821 · 1

Department of Buildings

$82,731 · 21

Department of Environment Protection

$78,012 · 102

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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Nischal Shrestha

Assistant Civil Engineer/Department of Design & Construction

2025 total comp

$5,560

Base pay: $5,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,560
Hire date: 2023-09-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $73,878
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 850
Regular Hours: 140

Nischal Shrestha works as a Assistant Civil Engineer for Department of Design & Construction based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Nischal earned $5,560 in 2025.