California · 2025 pay · 93 people
How much does an associate telecommunications engineer make in California?
$140,047typical pay for a associate telecommunications engineer in 2025
$119,985 – $148,622what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate telecommunications engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Office of Emergency Services53 people$133,761
- Department of Transportation13 people$142,142
- Department of Water Resources10 people$145,857
- Department of Technology10 people$142,340
- California Public Employees' Retirement System2 people$153,167
- Department of Motor Vehicles2 people$154,913
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection1 person$225,863
- Franchise Tax Board1 person$148,622
- Department of Conservation1 person$99,052
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Telecommunications Engineer$99,545 (everyone)
- Telecommunications Engineer$137,058 (everyone)
- Associate Telecommunications Engineer (this page)$140,047 (everyone)
- Senior Telecommunications Engineer$156,714 (everyone)
- Supervising Telecommunications Engineer$183,784 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate telecommunications engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate telecommunications engineer make in California?
The typical associate telecommunications engineer was paid $140,047 in 2025; most earned between $119,985 and $148,622. This counts all 93 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.8% of all pay for associate telecommunications engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Telecommunications Engineer, at any level (for example "Associate Telecommunications Engineer"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this