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City of San Jose / Environmental Services / Associate Engineer

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Associate Engineer

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

21 employees hold this title in Environmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $189,595, above the department median of $143,076.

Employees
21
Total payroll
$4M
Role median
$189,595
Agency median
$143,076
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$154,949$237,787+

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How total compensation varies among the 21 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 of San Jose

Associate Engineer is held in 6 City of San Jose departments. In Environmental Services, the median of $189,595 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$211,359 · 15
Public Works
$200,573 · 51
Airport
$191,264 · 4
Transportation
$189,264 · 37

Median total compensation for the Associate Engineer role in other City of San Josedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Associate Engineer beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $192,660 ranks #2 of 2. See Associate Engineer across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

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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Hossein Rahnema

Associate Engineer/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$230,531
Base pay
$169,131
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,514
Benefits
$50,885
Total compensation
$230,531

Source-specific fields

Id
2023
Total Cash Compensation
$179,646

At Environmental Services, Hossein Rahnema serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $230,531.