California / Transportation / Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

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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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Teresa Rs Mcwilliam

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$70,450

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $70,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,450
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9131103161912
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $70,450

Teresa Rs Mcwilliam works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within Headquarters Operations. Their status is intermittent. Teresa earned $70,450 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Michael Cook

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$70,225

Sub-department: District 10
Base pay: $43,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,417
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,225
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9101003161001
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $70,225

Michael Cook is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 10. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $70,225. Union affiliation: R09.

Scott Mann

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2023 total comp

$69,978

Sub-department: District 3
Base pay: $69,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,978
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Yuba
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9032003161006
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $69,978

Scott Mann is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 3. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $69,978. Union affiliation: S09.

Edmund Choy

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$69,682

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,682
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041713161003
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $69,682

Edmund Choy works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Edmund earned $69,682 in 2024. Union affiliation: S09.

Patrick Louie

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$68,269

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $68,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,269
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9131103161912
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $68,269

Patrick Louie is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $68,269. Union affiliation: R09.

Teresa Limon

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2023 total comp

$67,841

Sub-department: District 3
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,841
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Yuba
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9033553161002
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $67,841

At Transportation, Teresa Limon serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 3. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $67,841. They are represented by S09.

Fouad Dagher

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$67,050

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $67,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,050
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9075053161006
Salary Total: $14,662
Total Pay: $67,050

Fouad Dagher works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 7. Their status is full-time. Fouad earned $67,050 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.

Amarjit Singh

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$66,995

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $66,995
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,995
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9082003161039
Salary Total: $14,128
Total Pay: $66,995

Amarjit Singh holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 8. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $66,995. Union affiliation: R09.

Hani Romani

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$66,286

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $66,286
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,286
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9135003161002
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $66,286

Hani Romani is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $66,286. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Bruce Swanger

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$64,983

Sub-department: Headquarters Operations
Base pay: $64,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,983
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9132003161911
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $64,983

Bruce Swanger is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within Headquarters Operations. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $64,983. They are represented by R09.

Ronald Kraemer

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$64,936

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $64,936
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,936
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9052023161911
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $64,936

Ronald Kraemer is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 5. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $64,936. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Heather Anderson

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$63,481

Sub-department: District 2
Base pay: $63,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,104
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9021003161031
Salary Total: $10,079
Total Pay: $63,481

Heather Anderson holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $63,481. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Triet Dang

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$63,401

Sub-department: District 12
Base pay: $63,401
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Orange
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,437
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9122003161026
Salary Total: $11,094
Total Pay: $63,401

Triet Dang works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 12. Their status is full-time. Triet earned $63,401 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Edmond Matevosian

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$61,542

Sub-department: District 6
Base pay: $61,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,542
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9061003161911
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $61,542

Edmond Matevosian works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for Transportation within District 6. Their status is intermittent. Edmond earned $61,542 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Dale Benson

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$61,254

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $61,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,254
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9071523161912
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $61,254

At Transportation, Dale Benson serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 7. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,254. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Adrian Levy

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$59,888

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,888
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,888
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9043553161917
Salary Total: $14,662
Total Pay: $59,888

At Transportation, Adrian Levy serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,888. Union affiliation: S09.

Behnam Amiri

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2024 total comp

$59,401

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,401
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9082313161002
Salary Total: $14,374
Total Pay: $59,401

At Transportation, Behnam Amiri serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans within District 8. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,401. Union affiliation: S09.

Emmanuel Balanza

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/Transportation

2025 total comp

$59,228

Sub-department: District 7
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $59,228
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,228
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,007
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9073553161002
Salary Total: $13,722
Total Pay: $59,228

Emmanuel Balanza is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at Transportation within District 7. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,228. Their bargaining unit is S09.