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City of San Jose / Public Works / Principal Account Clerk

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Principal Account Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

2 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $134,130, above the department median of $132,393.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$268.3K
Role median
$134,130
Agency median
$132,393
Comparison
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This role across City of San Jose

Principal Account Clerk is held in 7 City of San Jose departments. In Public Works, the median of $134,130 ranks #1 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Clerk
$133,446 · 1
Finance
$121,919 · 2
Human Resources
$115,415 · 1
Transportation
$112,507 · 1
Fire
$64,431 · 2

Median total compensation for the Principal Account Clerk role in other City of San Josedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Principal Account Clerk beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $113,961 ranks #1 of 2. See Principal Account Clerk across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston
$75,985 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Principal Account Clerkroles 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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Naomi Nguyen

Principal Account Clerk/Public Works

2025 total comp
$150,334
Base pay
$95,764
Overtime
$1,404
Other pay
$35
Benefits
$53,131
Total compensation
$150,334

Source-specific fields

Id
4753
Total Cash Compensation
$97,203

At Public Works, Naomi Nguyen serves as a Principal Account Clerk. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,334.

Chaolien Lu

Principal Account Clerk/Public Works

2025 total comp
$117,926
Base pay
$89,032
Overtime
$126
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$28,718
Total compensation
$117,926

Source-specific fields

Id
5070
Total Cash Compensation
$89,208

At Public Works, Chaolien Lu serves as a Principal Account Clerk. Their 2025 pay totaled $117,926.