Agency file

Transportation

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 571 employees with median total compensation of $135,422; the highest distinct record was $401,086.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $77M
Employees: 571
Median total: $135,422
Highest record: $401,086

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,534$282,376+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 571 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($135,422) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,045 (73%)
Overtime — $7,153 (5%)
Other — $4,345 (3%)
Benefits — $25,274 (19%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$37,169

$96,640

$135,422

$175,136

$216,552

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $216,552 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,169. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).