Assistant Engineer

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

17 employees hold this title in Airport Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $196,424, above the department median of $144,907.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $3M
Role median: $196,424
Agency median: $144,907
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$19,902$204,838+

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How total compensation varies among the 17 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 and County of San Francisco

Assistant Engineer is held in 6 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Airport Commission, the median of $196,424 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works

$199,463 · 77

Department of Building Inspection

$198,969 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$197,807 · 58

Municipal Transportation Agency

$196,595 · 48

City Administrator

$115,332 · 1

Median total compensation for the Assistant Engineer role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Assistant Engineer beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $197,237 ranks #1 of 3. See Assistant Engineer across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$107,040 · 30

Missouri

$31,452 · 48

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant 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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Nathan Chau

Assistant Engineer/Airport Commission

2025 total comp

$172,423

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $125,586
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,837
Total compensation: $172,423
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.96

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: AIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,714
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,665

Nathan Chau is a Assistant Engineer at Airport Commission within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.96 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $172,423. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kristen Lee

Assistant Engineer/Airport Commission

2025 total comp

$170,177

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $126,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $135
Benefits: $43,854
Total compensation: $170,177
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.83

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: AIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,304
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,551

Kristen Lee is a Assistant Engineer at Airport Commission within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.83 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $170,177. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.