City and County of San Francisco / Municipal Transportation Agency / Assistant Engineer

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Assistant Engineer

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

48 employees hold this title in Municipal Transportation Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $196,595, above the department median of $158,925.

Employees: 48
Total payroll: $8.6M
Role median: $196,595
Agency median: $158,925
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,208$214,223+

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How total compensation varies among the 48 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 Municipal Transportation Agency, the median of $196,595 ranks #4 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

Airport Commission

$196,424 · 17

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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Shawn Lee

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$167,791

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $121,625
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,166
Total compensation: $167,791
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,063
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,221

Shawn Lee holds the role of Assistant Engineer at Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,791. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Frank Yu

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$167,391

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $121,208
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,183
Total compensation: $167,391
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,063
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,300

Frank Yu is a Assistant Engineer at Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $167,391. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Tyler Bernstein

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$162,424

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $117,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,232
Benefits: $43,445
Total compensation: $162,424
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,084
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,031

Tyler Bernstein works as a Assistant Engineer for Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.9 FTE. Tyler earned $162,424 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.