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City of San Jose / Environmental Services / Principal Accountant

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Principal Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

1 employees hold this title in Environmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $250,611, above the department median of $143,076.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$250.6K
Role median
$250,611
Agency median
$143,076
Comparison
Above

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This role across City of San Jose

Principal Accountant is held in 4 City of San Jose departments. In Environmental Services, the median of $250,611 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Airport
$254,188 · 1
Finance
$202,495 · 3

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

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Principal Accountant beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $202,495 ranks #1 of 2. See Principal Accountant across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston
$85,306 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Principal Accountantroles 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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Laura Burke

Principal Accountant/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$250,611
Base pay
$188,566
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$16,392
Benefits
$45,654
Total compensation
$250,611

Source-specific fields

Id
1516
Total Cash Compensation
$204,957

Laura Burke is a Principal Accountant at Environmental Services. 2025 total compensation came to $250,611.