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City of San Jose / Fire / Associate Engineer

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Associate Engineer

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

15 employees hold this title in Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $211,359, below the department median of $270,889.

Employees
15
Total payroll
$2.9M
Role median
$211,359
Agency median
$270,889
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$67,736$238,156+

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

How total compensation varies among the 15 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 Fire, the median of $211,359 ranks #1 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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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Ronald Sato

Associate Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$211,573
Base pay
$165,446
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$88
Benefits
$46,039
Total compensation
$211,573

Source-specific fields

Id
2339
Total Cash Compensation
$165,534

Ronald Sato holds the role of Associate Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,573.

Vy Truong

Associate Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$211,359
Base pay
$158,576
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,431
Benefits
$50,352
Total compensation
$211,359

Source-specific fields

Id
2436
Total Cash Compensation
$161,007

At Fire, Vy Truong serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $211,359.