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City of San Jose / Environmental Services

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Environmental Services

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

The Environmental Services protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 615 employees with median total compensation of $143,076; the highest distinct record was $430,763.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$89.8M
Employees
615
Median total
$143,076
Highest record
$430,763

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 615 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($143,076) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$108,734 (74%)
  • Overtime$5,405 (4%)
  • Other$3,535 (2%)
  • Benefits$28,280 (19%)

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
$37,753
$106,376
$143,076
$191,839
$239,994

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $239,994 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,753. 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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Martin Peralta

Instrument Control Technician IV/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$279,825
Base pay
$158,460
Overtime
$98,311
Other pay
$6,707
Benefits
$16,347
Total compensation
$279,825

Source-specific fields

Id
708
Total Cash Compensation
$263,477

Martin Peralta holds the role of Instrument Control Technician IV at Environmental Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $279,825.

Casey Fitzgerald

Senr Environment Program Manager/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$279,799
Base pay
$196,901
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,421
Benefits
$77,476
Total compensation
$279,799

Source-specific fields

Id
1566
Total Cash Compensation
$202,322

Casey Fitzgerald is a Senr Environment Program Manager at Environmental Services. 2025 total compensation came to $279,799.

Lichuan Zhu

Wastewater Fac Principal Engineering/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$277,637
Base pay
$228,514
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,893
Benefits
$42,230
Total compensation
$277,637

Source-specific fields

Id
1064
Total Cash Compensation
$235,407

Lichuan Zhu is a Wastewater Fac Principal Engineering at Environmental Services. 2025 total compensation came to $277,637.

Robert Cuellar

Wastewater Facility Manager/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$273,071
Base pay
$205,128
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17,168
Benefits
$50,775
Total compensation
$273,071

Source-specific fields

Id
1254
Total Cash Compensation
$222,296

Robert Cuellar holds the role of Wastewater Facility Manager at Environmental Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $273,071.

Neal Velez

Water Syst Op Foreperson II/Environmental Services

2025 total comp
$270,354
Base pay
$145,880
Overtime
$46,728
Other pay
$11,557
Benefits
$66,188
Total compensation
$270,354

Source-specific fields

Id
1532
Total Cash Compensation
$204,165

At Environmental Services, Neal Velez serves as a Water Syst Op Foreperson II. Their 2025 pay totaled $270,354.