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.

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Employees with this title

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Joseph Nguyen

Assistant Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$69,877

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $65,004
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,873
Total compensation: $69,877
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.43

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $4,873
Total Salary: $65,004

Joseph Nguyen holds the role of Assistant Engineer at Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.43 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,877. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.