City of San Jose / Fire / Associate Engineer
Job-title file
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.
What the records show
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.
Compare departments
Associate Engineer is held in 6 City of San Jose departments. In Fire, the median of $211,359 ranks #1 of 6.
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.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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
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Associate Engineer/Fire
Source-specific fields
Chia-Ching Lin holds the role of Associate Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,736.