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City of San Jose / Public Works / Communications Technician

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Communications Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

5 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $153,298, above the department median of $132,393.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$615.4K
Role median
$153,298
Agency median
$132,393
Comparison
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This role across City of San Jose

Communications Technician is held in 2 City of San Jose departments. In Public Works, the median of $153,298 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Transportation
$97,635 · 1

Median total compensation for the Communications 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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Communications Technician beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $125,466 ranks #1 of 2. See Communications Technician across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Missouri
$11,069 · 14

Median total compensation for comparable Communications 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Wayne Allen

Communications Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$185,079
Base pay
$122,349
Overtime
$23,297
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,433
Total compensation
$185,079

Source-specific fields

Id
2841
Total Cash Compensation
$145,646

Wayne Allen works as a Communications Technician for Public Works. Wayne earned $185,079 in 2025.

Steve Soares

Communications Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$175,241
Base pay
$123,144
Overtime
$29,875
Other pay
$224
Benefits
$21,998
Total compensation
$175,241

Source-specific fields

Id
2637
Total Cash Compensation
$153,243

Steve Soares holds the role of Communications Technician at Public Works. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,241.

Jose Cruz

Communications Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$153,298
Base pay
$113,322
Overtime
$207
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,769
Total compensation
$153,298

Source-specific fields

Id
3961
Total Cash Compensation
$113,529

At Public Works, Jose Cruz serves as a Communications Technician. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,298.

James Cruz

Communications Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$89,854
Base pay
$70,586
Overtime
$2,159
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$17,109
Total compensation
$89,854

Source-specific fields

Id
5706
Total Cash Compensation
$72,745

James Cruz holds the role of Communications Technician at Public Works. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,854.

Elvis Plecq

Communications Technician/Public Works

2025 total comp
$11,942
Base pay
$9,270
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$850
Benefits
$1,822
Total compensation
$11,942

Source-specific fields

Id
7678
Total Cash Compensation
$10,120

Elvis Plecq holds the role of Communications Technician at Public Works. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,942.