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City of San Jose / Planning/Building/Code / Associate Engineer

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Associate Engineer

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

17 employees hold this title in Planning/Building/Code. Median total compensation for the role is $192,166, above the department median of $153,494.

Employees
17
Total payroll
$2.7M
Role median
$192,166
Agency median
$153,494
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,073$248,153+

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

How total compensation varies among the 17 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 Planning/Building/Code, the median of $192,166 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$211,359 · 15
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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Sina Besmeli

Associate Engineer/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$208,588
Base pay
$169,131
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,676
Benefits
$27,780
Total compensation
$208,588

Source-specific fields

Id
1986
Total Cash Compensation
$180,807

Sina Besmeli works as a Associate Engineer for Planning/Building/Code. Sina earned $208,588 in 2025.

Kia Goudarzi

Associate Engineer/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$207,702
Base pay
$169,131
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,352
Benefits
$34,218
Total compensation
$207,702

Source-specific fields

Id
2162
Total Cash Compensation
$173,484

Kia Goudarzi is a Associate Engineer at Planning/Building/Code. 2025 total compensation came to $207,702.