California · 2025 pay · 125 people
How much does a senior structural engineer make in California?
$173,009typical pay for a senior structural engineer in 2025
$155,882 – $186,592what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.5% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.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 ↗
Where senior structural engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of General Services72 people$171,550
- Department of Health Care Access and Information26 people$172,437
- Los Angeles9 people$204,800
- Contra Costa County5 people$169,077
- Department of Water Resources5 people$170,748
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District3 people$164,424
- City of Long Beach2 people$186,722
- Office of Emergency Services1 person$178,168
- Military Department (California National Guard)1 person$176,122
- Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation1 person$155,436
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).
- Senior Structural Engineer (this page)$173,009 (everyone)
- Structural Engineer$176,331 (everyone)
- Principal Structural Engineer$186,121 (everyone)
- Supervising Structural Engineer$188,561 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior structural engineers, 2025
- 1Melvin AgagasSenior Structural Engineer · Los Angeles$214,509
- 2Shirish MistrySenior Structural Engineer · Los Angeles$211,650
- 3Peter YinSenior Structural Engineer · Los Angeles$210,861
- 4Chiu TamSenior Structural Engineer · Los Angeles$205,410
- 5Charles ChangSenior Structural Engineer · Los Angeles$204,800
Common questions
How much does a senior structural engineer make in California?
The typical senior structural engineer was paid $173,009 in 2025; most earned between $155,882 and $186,592. This counts all 125 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 3.4% of all pay for senior structural engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Structural Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior Structural 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