California / Transportation / Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

Job-title file

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

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

1,689 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $166,629, above the department median of $94,114.

Employees: 1,689
Total payroll: $254.4M
Role median: $166,629
Agency median: $94,114
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$9,805$219,667+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,689 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Civil Engineers — about 55,180 people — is $122,500. Transportation pays a median base salary of $166,090 for this role, 36% above that figure — about the 84th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$77,980

$96,590

$122,500

$149,350

$175,940

Transportation median · $166,090

The bar is the range of annual wages for Civil Engineers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Civil Engineers — about 367,840 people — is $100,840. Transportation’s median base salary is 65% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$68,240

$79,930

$100,840

$129,680

$163,220

Transportation median · $166,090

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 1,517 of 1,689 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Transportation is $166,629, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans is held in 3 California departments. In Transportation, the median of $166,629 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CA. Transportation Commission

$169,857 · 1

CA High Speed Rail Authority

$166,315 · 26

Median total compensation for the Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans 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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Madeline Harriott

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$11,094

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $11,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,094
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,437
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9131763161032
Salary Total: $9,510
Total Pay: $11,094

Madeline Harriott is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $11,094. They are represented by R09.

Mark Pertile

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$9,053

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $9,053
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,053
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9082013161911
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $9,053

At Transportation, Mark Pertile serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 8. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,053. Union affiliation: R09.

Kevin Atassi

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$8,424

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $8,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,424
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9076023161918
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $8,424

Kevin Atassi works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 7. Their status is intermittent. Kevin earned $8,424 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Mike Tan

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$8,318

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $8,068
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,318
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,437
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041153161016
Salary Total: $11,094
Total Pay: $8,318

At Transportation, Mike Tan serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $8,318. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Ronald Caraet

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$4,916

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $4,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,916
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,158
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9115163161911
Salary Total: $82
Total Pay: $4,916

Ronald Caraet works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 11. Their status is intermittent. Ronald earned $4,916 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.

Lima Saft

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$4,480

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,480
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,658
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9082003161041
Salary Total: $14,409
Total Pay: $4,480

Lima Saft is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 8. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $4,480. They are represented by R09.

David Youmans

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$4,009

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $4,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,009
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9131763161911
Salary Total: $80
Total Pay: $4,009

David Youmans works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within Headquarters Operations. Their status is intermittent. David earned $4,009 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Majid Javaherneshan

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$3,843

Sub-department: District 12
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,843
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,843
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9125023161001
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $3,843

Majid Javaherneshan works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 12. Their status is full-time. Majid earned $3,843 in 2024. They are represented by S09.

Loanna Huynh

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$3,672

Sub-department: District 12
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,672
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Orange
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9126013161002
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $3,672

Loanna Huynh holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 12. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,672. They are represented by R09.

David Pound

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$3,499

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,499
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9115163161020
Salary Total: $14,662
Total Pay: $3,499

David Pound is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 11. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $3,499. Their bargaining unit is S09.

David Lau

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$2,872

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,872
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9073693161005
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $2,872

David Lau holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,872. Their bargaining unit is S09.

Trinayana Mishra

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$2,396

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,396
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,396
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9045013161080
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $2,396

Trinayana Mishra is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 4. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $2,396. Union affiliation: S09.

Mahantesh Anigol

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$2,345

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9045013161076
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $2,345

Mahantesh Anigol holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,345. Union affiliation: S09.

Hussein Saad

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$2,276

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,276
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,276
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9075013161011
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $2,276

Hussein Saad works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Hussein earned $2,276 in 2024. They are represented by S09.

Ahmad Shah

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$2,176

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,176
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9082013161005
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $2,176

Ahmad Shah holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 8. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $2,176. Union affiliation: S09.

Soohee Tan

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$1,866

Sub-department: District 6
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,866
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,866
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9067003161911
Salary Total: $14,662
Total Pay: $1,866

Soohee Tan holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,866. They are represented by S09.

Jamal El Jamal

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$1,863

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,863
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,863
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9075033161002
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $1,863

Jamal El Jamal works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Jamal earned $1,863 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S09.

Hung Tran

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$1,690

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9043553161002
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $1,690

Hung Tran holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,690. Union affiliation: S09.

Emad Araim

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$1,690

Sub-department: District 6
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9065013161911
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $1,690

Emad Araim holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,690. They are represented by S09.

Robert Camargo

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$1,685

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,685
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,685
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9046073161005
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $1,685

Robert Camargo holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,685. Their bargaining unit is S09.