City of San Jose / Public Works / Associate Engineer
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
51 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $200,573, above the department median of $132,393.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 51 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 Public Works, the median of $200,573 ranks #2 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/Public Works
Source-specific fields
Emily Kwok works as a Associate Engineer for Public Works. Emily earned $154,460 in 2025.