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City of San Jose / Public Works / Program Manager

Job-title file

Program Manager

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

10 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $202,570, above the department median of $132,393.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$2M
Role median
$202,570
Agency median
$132,393
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$136,984$244,552+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 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

Program Manager is held in 13 City of San Jose departments. In Public Works, the median of $202,570 ranks #7 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$238,717 · 2
Airport
$225,049 · 3
Transportation
$210,053 · 3
Library
$201,436 · 4
Police
$199,829 · 4
Finance
$191,954 · 7
Human Resources
$172,550 · 3

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

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Program Manager beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $201,190 ranks #1 of 18. See Program Manager across all of City of San Jose

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$168,477 · 76
District of Columbia
$122,036 · 310
City of Chicago
$102,444 · 32
Florida
$92,828 · 40

Median total compensation for comparable Program Managerroles 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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Salvador Hernandez

Program Manager/Public Works

2025 total comp
$201,224
Base pay
$151,242
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,071
Benefits
$44,911
Total compensation
$201,224

Source-specific fields

Id
2550
Total Cash Compensation
$156,313

At Public Works, Salvador Hernandez serves as a Program Manager. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,224.