California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 207 people
How much does a structural engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
$165,857typical pay for a structural engineering associate in 2025
$139,353 – $188,707what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where structural engineering associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Structural Engineering Associate I24 people$114,966
- Structural Engineering Associate II99 people$165,631
- Structural Engineering Associate IV20 people$172,901
- Structural Engineering Associate30 people$173,856
- Structural Engineering Associate III34 people$179,413
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).
- Structural Engineering Associate (this page)$165,857 (everyone)
- Structural Engineering Senior$203,965 (everyone)
Highest-paid structural engineering associates, 2025
- 1Garo TelmiStructural Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$384,254
- 2Hernan ArreolaStructural Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$333,971
- 3Kevin MoralesStructural Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$294,225
- 4Armen JivalagianStructural Engineering Associate IV · Los Angeles$287,672
- 5Farshad AlimohamadiStructural Engineering Associate III · Los Angeles$286,343
Common questions
How much does a structural engineering associate make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
The typical structural engineering associate was paid $165,857 in 2025; most earned between $139,353 and $188,707. This counts all 207 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.6% of all pay for structural engineering associates in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Structural Engineering Associate, at any level (for example "Structural Engineering Associate I"). 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