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California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 104 people

How much does an engineering designer make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?

$124,918typical pay for a engineering designer in 2025

$80,773 – $142,437what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.0% from 2024.

✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sources

Where engineering designers work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Engineering Designer22 people$71,704
  • Engineering Designer I20 people$94,329
  • Engineering Designer II32 people$127,773
  • Engineering Designer III21 people$136,006
  • Engineering Designer IV9 people$150,075

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).

  1. Engineering Designer (this page)$124,918 (everyone)
  2. Senior Engineering Designer$171,795 (everyone)

Highest-paid engineering designers, 2025

  1. 1Jon LinEngineering Designer II · Los Angeles$152,886
  2. 2William BriggsEngineering Designer II · Los Angeles$127,079
  3. 3Daniel DoublesinEngineering Designer II · Los Angeles$125,918
  4. 4Tuyen LeEngineering Designer II · Los Angeles$125,880
  5. 5Jonathan De LeonEngineering Designer II · Los Angeles$124,755

Common questions

How much does an engineering designer make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?

The typical engineering designer was paid $124,918 in 2025; most earned between $80,773 and $142,437. This counts all 104 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 8.7% of all pay for engineering designers in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Designer, at any level (for example "Engineering Designer"). 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