California public employers · 2026 pay · 185 people
How much does a junior engineer make in California public employers?
$120,015typical pay for a junior engineer in 2026
$91,416 – $130,257what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 23.2% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from 5 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- SF Controller's Office · sf.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- City of Richmond · ci.richmond.ca.us ↗
Where junior engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
- San Francisco112 people$124,766
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District22 people$112,148
- Riverside County6 people$67,278
- City of Salinas5 people$91,037
- East Bay Municipal Utility District5 people$57,867
- City of San Rafael3 people$101,152
- City of Seaside2 people$25,992
- Union Sanitary District (Alameda)2 people$127,144
- North Marin Water District2 people$120,644
- Alameda County2 people$49,654
- City of Fairfield2 people$101,585
- Napa County2 people$78,231
- City of Roseville2 people$27,136
- Mariposa County2 people$62,013
- Richmond1 person$122,233
- City of Tracy1 person$18,590
- Fair Oaks Water District1 person$79,014
- City of Lodi1 person$112,234
- City of Pinole1 person$113,680
- Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District1 person$91,765
- Delta Diablo1 person$118,414
- Dublin San Ramon Services District1 person$146,287
- City of Sacramento1 person$37,742
- City of San Leandro1 person$86,723
- City of El Cajon1 person$27,705
- Imperial County1 person$78,495
- City of Morgan Hill1 person$116,818
- City of Antioch1 person$110,985
- City of Dixon1 person$115,458
- Sonoma County1 person$114,589
No employers match.
Highest-paid junior engineers, 2026
- 1Edmund LeeJunior Engineer · San Francisco$286,278
- 2Eric LamJunior Engineer · San Francisco$247,811
- 3Jonathan CantuJunior Engineer · San Francisco$230,082
- 4James MarshJunior Engineer · San Francisco$160,809
- 5Raymon Louis GhaleJunior Engineer · San Francisco$156,898
Common questions
How much does a junior engineer make in California public employers?
The typical junior engineer was paid $120,015 in 2026; most earned between $91,416 and $130,257. This counts all 185 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for junior engineers in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Junior Engineer, at any level (for example "Junior 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