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City of San Jose / Planning/Building/Code / Permit Specialist, Senior

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Permit Specialist, Senior

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

15 employees hold this title in Planning/Building/Code. Median total compensation for the role is $114,840, below the department median of $153,494.

Employees
15
Total payroll
$1.9M
Role median
$114,840
Agency median
$153,494
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$95,823$161,575+

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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

Permit Specialist, Senior is held in 2 City of San Jose departments. In Planning/Building/Code, the median of $114,840 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$147,591 · 3

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Patricia Giordano

Permit Specialist, Senior/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$124,935
Base pay
$103,712
Overtime
$55
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$21,167
Total compensation
$124,935

Source-specific fields

Id
4427
Total Cash Compensation
$103,767

Patricia Giordano works as a Permit Specialist, Senior for Planning/Building/Code. Patricia earned $124,935 in 2025.

Eduardo Cardenas

Permit Specialist, Senior/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$124,534
Base pay
$91,079
Overtime
$3,879
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$29,577
Total compensation
$124,534

Source-specific fields

Id
4852
Total Cash Compensation
$94,957

Eduardo Cardenas works as a Permit Specialist, Senior for Planning/Building/Code. Eduardo earned $124,534 in 2025.

Sara Dominguez

Permit Specialist, Senior/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$123,393
Base pay
$101,521
Overtime
$2,107
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$19,764
Total compensation
$123,393

Source-specific fields

Id
4437
Total Cash Compensation
$103,628

Sara Dominguez works as a Permit Specialist, Senior for Planning/Building/Code. Sara earned $123,393 in 2025.