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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David Mendez-Garcia

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$180,709

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $132,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,612
Total compensation: $180,709
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: $10,125

At Municipal Transportation Agency, David Mendez-Garcia serves as a Assistant Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $180,709. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

John Garzee

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$177,631

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $132,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $45,115
Total compensation: $177,631
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.87

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,653
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,650

At Municipal Transportation Agency, John Garzee serves as a Assistant Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.87 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $177,631. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Brian Donahoe

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$174,147

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $126,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,452
Total compensation: $174,147
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: $9,764

Brian Donahoe is a Assistant Engineer at Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $174,147. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.