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City of San Jose / Finance / Accounting Technician

Job-title file

Accounting Technician

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

10 employees hold this title in Finance. Median total compensation for the role is $119,654, below the department median of $138,617.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$119,654
Agency median
$138,617
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$34,625$160,765+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 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

Accounting Technician is held in 14 City of San Jose departments. In Finance, the median of $119,654 ranks #6 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works
$147,961 · 1
Fire
$124,488 · 2
Housing
$118,726 · 1
Airport
$117,158 · 3
Police
$116,715 · 2
Transportation
$114,200 · 1
City Manager
$113,114 · 1
Attorney
$110,689 · 1

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

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Accounting Technician beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $117,937 ranks #1 of 2. See Accounting Technician across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Arkansas
$63,900 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Technicianroles 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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Fang Tao

Accounting Technician/Finance

2025 total comp
$48,960
Base pay
$27,691
Overtime
$6
Other pay
$9,639
Benefits
$11,624
Total compensation
$48,960

Source-specific fields

Id
6390
Total Cash Compensation
$37,336

At Finance, Fang Tao serves as a Accounting Technician. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,960.