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+

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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

Planning/Building/Code

$192,166 · 17

Airport

$191,264 · 4

Environmental Services

$189,595 · 21

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

City and County of San Francisco

$237,938 · 217

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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James Fok

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$181,301

Base pay: $155,521
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,434
Benefits: $23,346
Total compensation: $181,301

Source-specific fields

Id: 2506
Total Cash Compensation: $157,955

At Transportation, James Fok serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $181,301.

Carissah Cruz

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$180,786

Base pay: $146,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $34,371
Total compensation: $180,786

Source-specific fields

Id: 2823
Total Cash Compensation: $146,415

Carissah Cruz works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Carissah earned $180,786 in 2025.

Jessica Tse

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$180,581

Base pay: $155,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $93
Benefits: $24,793
Total compensation: $180,581

Source-specific fields

Id: 2562
Total Cash Compensation: $155,788

Jessica Tse holds the role of Associate Engineer at Transportation. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,581.

Emelia Phan

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$178,781

Base pay: $138,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24
Benefits: $40,632
Total compensation: $178,781

Source-specific fields

Id: 3057
Total Cash Compensation: $138,149

Emelia Phan works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Emelia earned $178,781 in 2025.

Socrates Pham

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$178,604

Base pay: $151,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,474
Benefits: $24,738
Total compensation: $178,604

Source-specific fields

Id: 2621
Total Cash Compensation: $153,866

Socrates Pham is a Associate Engineer at Transportation. 2025 total compensation came to $178,604.

Naomi Gregorio

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$174,694

Base pay: $145,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,056
Benefits: $23,928
Total compensation: $174,694

Source-specific fields

Id: 2699
Total Cash Compensation: $150,766

Naomi Gregorio is a Associate Engineer at Transportation. 2025 total compensation came to $174,694.