California / Transportation / Senior Telecommunications Engineer

Job-title file

Senior Telecommunications Engineer

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

8 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $164,278, above the department median of $94,114.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $891.9K
Role median: $164,278
Agency median: $94,114
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$662$176,351+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 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 California

Senior Telecommunications Engineer is held in 9 California departments. In Transportation, the median of $164,278 ranks #5 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Department of Technology

$176,351 · 3

Water Resources

$176,176 · 5

Office of Emergency Services

$167,014 · 17

Motor Vehicles

$167,014 · 1

Franchise Tax Board

$157,416 · 1

Public Utilities Commission

$149,816 · 12

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$148,752 · 1

Conservation

$81,724 · 2

Median total compensation for the Senior Telecommunications Engineer role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jason Akbari

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$176,351

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $176,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,351
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637002
Salary Total: $14,673
Total Pay: $176,351

At Transportation, Jason Akbari serves as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer within Headquarters Operations. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,351. Union affiliation: S09.

Rodrigo Munguia

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$176,351

Sub-department: Transportation/Administration
Base pay: $176,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,351
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9001703637001
Salary Total: $14,673
Total Pay: $176,351

At Transportation, Rodrigo Munguia serves as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer within Transportation/Administration. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,351. Their bargaining unit is S09.

Ernesto Fermin

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$175,847

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $175,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637007
Salary Total: $14,673
Total Pay: $175,847

Ernesto Fermin holds the role of Senior Telecommunications Engineer at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,847. Their bargaining unit is S09.

Benjamin Rivera Jr

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$165,299

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $164,949
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,299
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,067
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637003
Salary Total: $14,208
Total Pay: $165,299

At Transportation, Benjamin Rivera Jr serves as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer within Headquarters Operations. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,299. Their bargaining unit is S09.

Henry Tsui

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$163,257

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $162,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637005
Salary Total: $13,732
Total Pay: $163,257

Henry Tsui works as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer for Transportation within Headquarters Operations. Their status is full-time. Henry earned $163,257 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Ismael Briseno

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$19,716

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $19,716
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,716
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,965
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637918
Salary Total: $81
Total Pay: $19,716

Ismael Briseno is a Senior Telecommunications Engineer at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $19,716. They are represented by E48.

Mohammad Farahmand

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2024 total comp

$14,424

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $14,374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637005
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $14,424

At Transportation, Mohammad Farahmand serves as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer within Headquarters Operations. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $14,424. They are represented by E48.

Matthew Johns

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Transportation

2024 total comp

$662

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $662
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $662
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9136403637003
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $662

Matthew Johns holds the role of Senior Telecommunications Engineer at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $662. Union affiliation: S09.