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City of San Jose / Transportation / Associate Engineer

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Associate Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

37 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $189,264, above the department median of $135,422.

Employees
37
Total payroll
$6.8M
Role median
$189,264
Agency median
$135,422
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$41,205$245,813+

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

How total compensation varies among the 37 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

Associate Engineer is held in 6 City of San Jose departments. In Transportation, the median of $189,264 ranks #6 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire
$211,359 · 15
Public Works
$200,573 · 51
Airport
$191,264 · 4

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.

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Associate Engineer beyond City of San Jose

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

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

Employees with this title

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Kathryn Lewis

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp
$173,673
Base pay
$147,379
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,227
Benefits
$24,066
Total compensation
$173,673

Source-specific fields

Id
2734
Total Cash Compensation
$149,606

At Transportation, Kathryn Lewis serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,673.

Stephanie Nguyen

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp
$172,436
Base pay
$139,304
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$38
Benefits
$33,093
Total compensation
$172,436

Source-specific fields

Id
3017
Total Cash Compensation
$139,343

Stephanie Nguyen holds the role of Associate Engineer at Transportation. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,436.

Carl Mo

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp
$169,432
Base pay
$144,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$32
Benefits
$25,254
Total compensation
$169,432

Source-specific fields

Id
2889
Total Cash Compensation
$144,178

At Transportation, Carl Mo serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,432.

Valeria Sanchez

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp
$167,546
Base pay
$142,411
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$31
Benefits
$25,104
Total compensation
$167,546

Source-specific fields

Id
2942
Total Cash Compensation
$142,442

Valeria Sanchez works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Valeria earned $167,546 in 2025.