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City of San Jose / Community Energy Department

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Community Energy Department

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Community Energy Department operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 79 employees with median total compensation of $147,691; the highest distinct record was $451,643.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$11.7M
Employees
79
Median total
$147,691
Highest record
$451,643

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 79 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($147,691) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$120,529 (81%)
  • Overtime$43 (0%)
  • Other$3,853 (3%)
  • Benefits$23,575 (16%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,254
$95,462
$147,691
$183,259
$260,803

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $260,803 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,254. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Record list

Employees

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Jennifer Stevenson

Principal Accountant/Community Energy Department

2025 total comp
$66,000
Base pay
$47,749
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,347
Benefits
$4,904
Total compensation
$66,000

Source-specific fields

Id
5967
Total Cash Compensation
$61,096

Jennifer Stevenson works as a Principal Accountant for Community Energy Department. Jennifer earned $66,000 in 2025.

Justin Pang

Mef; Graduate Student Intern U/Community Energy Department

2025 total comp
$60,800
Base pay
$57,288
Overtime
$227
Other pay
$234
Benefits
$3,050
Total compensation
$60,800

Source-specific fields

Id
6055
Total Cash Compensation
$57,750

At Community Energy Department, Justin Pang serves as a Mef; Graduate Student Intern U. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,800.