City of San Jose / Transportation / Associate Engineer

Job-title file

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

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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Kevin Tung

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$204,795

Base pay: $152,977
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,002
Benefits: $49,817
Total compensation: $204,795

Source-specific fields

Id: 2586
Total Cash Compensation: $154,979

Kevin Tung holds the role of Associate Engineer at Transportation. In 2025, their total compensation was $204,795.

Thomas Merrill

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$203,485

Base pay: $152,451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,010
Benefits: $45,024
Total compensation: $203,485

Source-specific fields

Id: 2496
Total Cash Compensation: $158,461

Thomas Merrill works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Thomas earned $203,485 in 2025.

Tan Tranngo

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$197,924

Base pay: $169,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,117
Benefits: $16,675
Total compensation: $197,924

Source-specific fields

Id: 1970
Total Cash Compensation: $181,249

Tan Tranngo works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Tan earned $197,924 in 2025.

Anthony Chung

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$197,181

Base pay: $164,741
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,103
Benefits: $24,337
Total compensation: $197,181

Source-specific fields

Id: 2180
Total Cash Compensation: $172,844

Anthony Chung works as a Associate Engineer for Transportation. Anthony earned $197,181 in 2025.

Carla Suryamega

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$196,710

Base pay: $169,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,219
Benefits: $18,360
Total compensation: $196,710

Source-specific fields

Id: 2056
Total Cash Compensation: $178,350

Carla Suryamega is a Associate Engineer at Transportation. 2025 total compensation came to $196,710.

Fabian Campos

Associate Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$196,629

Base pay: $167,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,660
Benefits: $27,490
Total compensation: $196,629

Source-specific fields

Id: 2253
Total Cash Compensation: $169,140

At Transportation, Fabian Campos serves as a Associate Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $196,629.