California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 913 people
How much does a civil engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
$105,659typical pay for a civil engineering associate in 2025
$81,327 – $131,233what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 17.6% from 2024.
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- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where civil engineering associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles831 people$103,981
- Orange County27 people$114,600
- City of Long Beach25 people$129,489
- City of Glendale9 people$116,952
- City of Whittier6 people$110,128
- City of Burbank6 people$74,191
- Town of Danville4 people$82,872
- City of Monterey Park3 people$91,387
- City of Westminster1 person$129,766
- City of Daly City1 person$154,528
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Civil Engineering Associate551 people$87,806
- Civil Engineering Associate I70 people$104,901
- Civil Engineering Associate II199 people$133,968
- Civil Engineering Associate III57 people$153,653
- Civil Engineering Associate IV36 people$166,807
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).
- Civil Engineering Assistant$70,773 (everyone)
- Civil Engineering Associate (this page)$105,659 (everyone)
- Senior Civil Engineering Assistant$106,477 (everyone)
- Principal Civil Engineering Assistant$124,306 (everyone)
Highest-paid civil engineering associates, 2025
- 1Araeik SarianCivil Engineering Associate II · Los Angeles$211,684
- 2Ammar EltawilCivil Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$208,181
- 3Steve MelgarCivil Engineering Associate II · Los Angeles$183,361
- 4Fausto CamarenaCivil Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$183,230
- 5Chinh DinhCivil Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$182,651
Common questions
How much does a civil engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
The typical civil engineering associate was paid $105,659 in 2025; most earned between $81,327 and $131,233. This counts all 913 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.5% of all pay for civil engineering associates in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Civil Engineering Associate, at any level (for example "Civil Engineering Associate"). 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