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City of San Jose / Public Works / Accounting Technician

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Accounting Technician

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

1 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $147,961, above the department median of $132,393.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$148K
Role median
$147,961
Agency median
$132,393
Comparison
Above

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This role across City of San Jose

Accounting Technician is held in 14 City of San Jose departments. In Public Works, the median of $147,961 ranks #1 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$124,488 · 2
Finance
$119,654 · 10
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.

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Employees with this title

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Melissa Patterson

Accounting Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$147,961
Base pay
$104,760
Overtime
$76
Other pay
$291
Benefits
$42,834
Total compensation
$147,961

Source-specific fields

Id
4358
Total Cash Compensation
$105,127

At Public Works, Melissa Patterson serves as a Accounting Technician. Their 2025 pay totaled $147,961.