Assistant Engineer

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

77 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $199,463, above the department median of $165,517.

Employees: 77
Total payroll: $14.7M
Role median: $199,463
Agency median: $165,517
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$42,404$246,470+

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How total compensation varies among the 77 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 Public Works, the median of $199,463 ranks #1 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Building Inspection

$198,969 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$197,807 · 58

Municipal Transportation Agency

$196,595 · 48

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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Paul Barradas

Assistant Engineer/Public Works

2025 total comp

$344,384

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $271,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $73,185
Total compensation: $344,384
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: DPW
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $15,072

At Public Works, Paul Barradas serves as a Assistant Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $344,384. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ellen Lai

Assistant Engineer/Public Works

2025 total comp

$283,756

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $218,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,936
Total compensation: $283,756
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: DPW
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,274

At Public Works, Ellen Lai serves as a Assistant Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $283,756. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.