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

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Associate Engineer

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

52 employees hold this title in Municipal Transportation Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $237,795, above the department median of $158,925.

Employees: 52
Total payroll: $11.5M
Role median: $237,795
Agency median: $158,925
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$49,009$250,302+

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How total compensation varies among the 52 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

Associate Engineer is held in 6 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Municipal Transportation Agency, the median of $237,795 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Utilities Commission

$238,534 · 55

Airport Commission

$238,530 · 15

Port

$238,074 · 3

Public Works

$238,052 · 71

Department of Building Inspection

$229,476 · 21

Median total compensation for the Associate 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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Associate Engineer beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $237,938 ranks #1 of 2. See Associate Engineer across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose

$192,660 · 145

Median total compensation for comparable Associate 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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Justin Yuen

Associate Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$209,022

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $155,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $53,463
Total compensation: $209,022
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: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,891

At Municipal Transportation Agency, Justin Yuen serves as a Associate Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $209,022. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Joseph Tabora

Associate Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$206,586

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $155,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,201
Total compensation: $206,586
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.86

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,625
Job Code: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,521

Joseph Tabora holds the role of Associate Engineer at Municipal Transportation Agency within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.86 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $206,586. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Lilian Ayala

Associate Engineer/Municipal Transportation Agency

2025 total comp

$204,066

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $167,404
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $36,662
Total compensation: $204,066
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: MTA
Job Code: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $12,869
Retirement Contribution: $23,793

At Municipal Transportation Agency, Lilian Ayala serves as a Associate Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.96 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $204,066. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.