Title: Overview
Author: Annette McFarland;Gjerde, Thomas
Last saved by: Gjerde, Thomas
Company: CA Department of Personnel Administration

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Unit 9, Professional Engineers
2016 Salary Survey
Published: August 2016
California Department of Human Resources
Office of Financial Management and Economic Research
1515 S Street, North Building, Suite 400
Sacramento, California 95811
Table of Contents
Overview
Table 1: Survey Results
Methodology
Memorandum of Understanding Survey Requirement
State of California’s Benchmark Job Classifications
Survey Lag Calculation
Table 2: Simplified Illustration of Salary Lag Calculation
Lag Calculation Variations
Survey Results
Salary Lags for Entry, Journey, and First Level Supervisors
Table 3: Display of Survey’s Lags*
Considerations
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3

Overview
This salary survey report is prepared by the Department of Human Resources as required by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the state and the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG).
The Department and PECG jointly completed the 2016 Unit 9 salary survey.  Although the current MOU requires this survey to be completed, it also states that salary increases for Unit 9 employees as a result of a lag in the survey, “shall not be provided during the term of this MOU.”  
The survey results indicate that the state lags behind in maximum base pay for its engineers.  The table below illustrates the lag for each working level.
Table 1: Survey Results
Level of Work | State Lag
Entry Level | 5.8%
Journey Level | 6.5%
First Level Supervisor | 6.5%

Methodology
Memorandum of Understanding Survey Requirement
This salary survey was initiated and completed based on the requirements outlined in Article 3.1 of the MOU effective July 2, 2003 through July 2, 2008.  Over time the Department and PECG agreed to a detailed methodology.  By the terms of the current MOU^1  (effective July 2, 2015 through June 30, 2018), the surveyed agencies and benchmark comparisons may only be changed upon mutual agreement between the Department and PECG.  
MOU, Article 3.1, requires the Department to:
•	Annually survey the 18 public agencies and 10 University of California campuses used in the December 2002 survey.
•	Calculate the salary lead or lag based on the weighted average of maximum salaries of employees in the surveyed organizations’ previously agreed upon classifications.^2
State of California’s Benchmark Job Classifications
For this survey, the required three benchmarks for the state are:
•	Entry Level — Transportation Engineer (Civil) Range A/B
•	Journey Level — Transportation Engineer (Civil) Range D
•	First Level Supervisor — Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans
1 Attachment 1 displays Article 3.1 in the current MOU (effective July 2, 2015 through June 30, 2018).
2 Attachment 2 displays the surveyed organizations, their surveyed job classifications, and the minimum and maximum salaries of  those job classifications.

Survey Lag Calculation
The agreed upon methodology requires a comparison to be made between the State of California’s maximum salary to the weighted average maximum salary for the surveyed organizations and universities.  
There are two parts to the survey lag calculation.  The first part weights the maximum salary of each surveyed organization (excluding state employee counts) by the total number of engineers in the comparable classification(s) in each organization.  This is done separately for the entry level, journey level, and first level supervisor categories, resulting in a separate weighted average salary for each level.  
The second part of the lag computation compares the weighted average salary for the surveyed organizations with the maximum salary of the state benchmark engineer classification.  The percentage difference is the survey lag.  A separate lag is computed for entry, journey, and first level supervisors.
To illustrate how the lag is calculated the table below uses fictitious salary and incumbent counts for two fictitious survey organizations.
Table 2: Simplified Illustration of Salary Lag Calculation
Surveyed  Organization | Entry Level Maximum Salary A | No. of Engineers in Survey Class B | Product = A x B
Organization A | $5,346 | 132 | $705,672
Organization B | $6,268 | 26 | $162,968
Total | N/A | 158 | $826,640
•	Weighted Average Salary: $5,232 ^1
•	State of California Salary: $5,000
•	State Salary Lag: $232
•	State Salary Lag Percent: 4.6%^2
1 Calculation is $826,640/158
2 Calculation is $5,232 less 5,000 divided by $5,000, rounded to one decimal

Lag Calculation Variations
There are two unique variations affecting the lag calculation.  
The first is a few of the surveyed organizations use two classifications for either entry or journey level.  Five surveyed organizations used two classifications for the entry level, and one surveyed organization used two classifications for the journey level.
For those organizations using two classifications for a single level, the Department combined the incumbent counts for the two classifications, and then weighted the survey using the higher-salaried classification by the combined incumbent count.
The second variation affecting the lag calculation is the additional pay that the City of San Diego provides their engineers for possessing a state certification as a Registered Engineer.
The City of San Diego pays an additional 15 percent of salary to its employees in the journey and first level supervisor classifications for possessing state certification as a Registered Civil Engineer. To compute the survey’s salary lag, 15 percent of pay was added to the maximum salary, and then was weighted by an incumbent count.
PECG and the Department agreed on the application of the two variations for the survey methodology.

Survey Results
Salary Lags for Entry, Journey, and First Level Supervisors
Based on the survey data, the results are displayed in the table below for the state’s three surveyed benchmark job classifications.  
Table 3: Display of Survey’s Lags*
Level of Work | Entry Level | Journey Level | First Level Supervisor
State Benchmark Classification | Transportation Engineer (Civil) Range A/B | Transportation Engineer (Civil) Range D | Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans
Lag for State | 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.5%
*Attachment 3 provides the detail on the lag computations.
As agreed upon in the current MOU, rank and file civil service job classifications in Unit 9 are not automatically entitled to salary increases to compensate for any salary disparity (or “lag”) between Unit 9 salaries and benchmark comparisons used in this survey.  
Considerations
Pursuant to legislation (Chapter 322, Statutes of 2015) and the MOU, the Department is required to jointly complete a salary survey with PECG comparing three state classifications to similar classifications at 18 public jurisdictions and 10 UC campuses.  The MOU states that salary increases based on the survey results will not be provided during the term of this contract.  Therefore, this report does not reflect the actual cost of increasing Unit 9 salaries, and it also does not take into consideration the total impact that such increases would have on the related supervisory and managerial classifications. 

Attachment 1
Salary Survey Text from Unit 9 Memorandum	 Of Understanding
(2015-2018)
ARTICLE 3 - SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
3.1 Salary Parity for Unit 9
The State and PECG will continue to complete the salary survey of Unit 9. This survey will include the Professional Engineer Benchmarks that utilize the California public agencies and the University of California included in the department’s survey dated December 2002, and the local agency classifications and salary range matches contained therein. The salary survey for those classifications and agencies shall be current data. The agencies and classifications included in the survey shall only be changed upon agreement between CalHR and PECG.
Salary Methodology:
A. All steps in each salary range shall be increased by the same percentage. The salary for intermediate classifications in ranges between the Entry and Supervisory levels shall be based on prorating or interpolating the salaries.
B. All salary increases shall be rounded to the nearest dollar. In no event shall salaries be reduced as a result of this provision. CalHR and PECG may negotiate salaries above the minimum level on any general, regional, specialty, classification, department, or other basis they choose to agree upon.
C. Salaries for Unit 9 employees shall be increased as appropriate to correspond to the timing of the salaries received by local agency employees included in the survey.
By mutual agreement CalHR and PECG can meet to discuss benchmarks and methodologies.
Beginning with the January 2016 salary survey, the calculation of the salary lead or lag for Unit 9 employees shall be based on the weighted average salaries of employees in the classifications in the surveyed agencies as of January 1.
Notwithstanding the above provisions, salary increases pursuant to this section shall not be provided during the term of this MOU. 
The most current version of the salary survey will be posted on the CalHR website.
Attachment 2
List of Surveyed Organizations and Entry Level Classifications for 2016 Unit 9 Salary Survey
Organization | Entry Level | Min | Max
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Transportation Engineer A/B | $4,760 | $6,819
Alameda County | Junior Engineer | $5,892 | $6,807
Contra Costa County | Engineer - Entry | $5,438 | $6,464
Fresno County | Engineer II | $5,050 | $6,458

Los Angeles County

C.E Assistant Sr. C.E. Assistant

$5,479 
$5,479

$6,448
$6,807

Orange County | Junior Civil Engineer | $5,748 | $6,578

Riverside County

Junior Engineer Assistant Engineer

$4,664
$5,214

$7,357
$8,228

Sacramento County | Asst. Civil Eng. Level 2 | $5,812 | $7,416
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager I | $4,583 | $6,302
San Diego County | Assistant Engineer | $5,105 | $6,588
Santa Clara County | Assistant Civil Engineer | $6,810 | $8,280

SF City/County

Junior Engineer Assistant Engineer

$6,262
$7,070

$7,612
$8,593

City of Fresno | Engineer I | $4,119 | $4,972
City of Los Angeles | Civil Engineer Associate I | $5,410 | $7,700
City of Oakland | Assistant Engineer, Level 1 | $5,470 | $6,715
City of Riverside | Assistant Engineer | $5,703 | $6,933

City of Sacramento

Junior Engineer Assistant Civil Engineer

$4,289
$5,231

$6,035
$7,361

City of San Diego

Junior Engineer Assistant Engineer

$4,181
$4,839

$5,063
$5,830

City of San Jose | Engineer I | $5,907 | $7,474
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Assistant | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Assistant | $4,149 | $7,468
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Assistant | $4,102 | $7,053
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Assistant | $4,158 | $8,218
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Assistant | $0 | $0
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Assistant | $3,679 | $7,543
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Assistant | $3,509 | $6,270
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Assistant | $4,167 | $7,500
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Assistant | $4,181 | $7,537
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Assistant | $4,883 | $9,133

List of Surveyed Organizations and Journey Level Classifications for 2016 Unit 9 Salary Survey
Organization | Journey Level | Min | Max
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Transportation Engineer D | $7,125 | $8,915
Alameda County | Associate Civil Engineer | $8,044 | $9,776
Contra Costa County | Engineer - Project | $7,480 | $8,675
Fresno County | Senior Engineer | $6,287 | $8,044

Los Angeles County

Assoc. Civil Engineer Civil Engineer

$7,257
$8,089

$9,016
$10,049

Orange County | Civil Engineer | $7,939 | $9,097
Riverside County | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,113 | $9,647
Sacramento County | Associate Civil Engineer | $7,409 | $9,008
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager II | $5,306 | $7,303
San Diego County | Civil Engineer | $6,448 | $7,920
Santa Clara County | Associate Civil Engineer | $8,121 | $9,871
SF City/County | Associate Engineer | $8,231 | $10,004
City of Fresno | Professional Engineer | $5,936 | $7,194
City of Los Angeles | Civil Engineer | $7,324 | $10,421
City of Oakland | Civil Engineer | $7,387 | $9,070
City of Riverside | Associate Engineer | $6,589 | $8,829
City of Sacramento | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,349 | $8,934
City of San Diego | Associate Engineer | $6,407 | $7,737
City of San Jose | Associate Engineer | $7,143 | $9,043
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Associate | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Associate | $5,020 | $9,032
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Associate | $4,969 | $8,543
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Associate | $5,031 | $9,919
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Associate | $0 | $0
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Associate | $4,451 | $9,128
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Associate | $4,227 | $7,896
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Associate | $5,142 | $9,258
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Associate | $5,058 | $9,097
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Associate | $5,933 | $11,075

List of Surveyed Organizations and First Level Supervisor Classifications for 2016 Unit 9 Salary Survey
Organization | First Level Supervisor | Min | Max
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Sr. Transportation Engineer, Caltrans | $8,390 | $10,501
Alameda County | Supervising Civil Engineer | $9,187 | $11,171
Contra Costa County | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,616 | $8,681
Fresno County | Supervising Engineer | $6,916 | $8,846
Los Angeles County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,016 | $11,201
Orange County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,097 | $10,430
Riverside County | Senior Civil Engineer | $6,984 | $11,024
Sacramento County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,090 | $10,021
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager III | $5,850 | $8,057
San Diego County | Senior Civil Engineer | $7,453 | $9,164
Santa Clara County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,510 | $11,589
SF City/County | Senior Engineer | $11,028 | $13,405
City of Fresno | Supervising Professional Engineer | $6,739 | $8,172
City of Los Angeles | Senior Civil Engineer | $8,610 | $12,253
City of Oakland | Civil Engineer, Supervisor | $9,080 | $11,149
City of Riverside | Principal Engineer | $8,137 | $12,021
City of Sacramento | Supervising Engineer | $8,839 | $11,598
City of San Diego | Senior Civil Engineer | $7,384 | $8,929
City of San Jose | Senior Engineer | $8,583 | $10,858
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Senior | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Senior | $5,518 | $9,932
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Senior | $5,464 | $9,442
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Senior | $5,537 | $10,929
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Senior | $4,709 | $8,817
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Senior | $4,899 | $10,270
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Senior | $5,161 | $10,048
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Senior | $5,742 | $10,333
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Senior | $5,567 | $10,024
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Senior | $6,508 | $12,175

Attachment 3
Weighted Average Salary and Lag for 2016 Unit 9 Salary Survey
April 18, 2016
Jurisdiction | Entry Level Salary Maximum | Entry Level # of Inc. | Entry Level Weighted Avg. Max | Journey Level Salary Maximum | Journey Level # of Inc. | Journey Level Weighted Avg. Max | First Level Supervisor Salary Maximum | First Level Supervisor # of Inc. | First Level Supervisor Weighted Avg.
Alameda County | $6,807 | 0 | $0 | $9,776 | 9 | $87,984 | $11,171 | 4 | $44,685
Contra Costa County | $6,464 | 8 | $51,713 | $8,675 | 2 | $17,349 | $8,681 | 6 | $52,083
Fresno County | $6,458 | 4 | $25,832 | $8,044 | 9 | $72,396 | $8,846 | 2 | $17,692
Los Angeles County | $6,807 | 121 | $823,614 | $10,049 | 345 | $3,466,905 | $11,201 | 97 | $1,086,497
Orange County | $6,578 | 5 | $32,890 | $9,097 | 35 | $318,395 | $10,430 | 24 | $250,320
Riverside County | $8,228 | 17 | $139,868 | $9,647 | 22 | $212,241 | $11,024 | 13 | $143,310
Sacramento County | $7,416 | 92 | $682,265 | $9,008 | 103 | $927,824 | $10,021 | 55 | $551,137
San Bernardino County | $6,302 | 3 | $18,907 | $7,303 | 3 | $21,908 | $8,057 | 2 | $16,113
San Diego County | $6,588 | 13 | $85,649 | $7,920 | 42 | $332,623 | $9,164 | 23 | $210,775
Santa Clara County | $8,280 | 8 | $66,241 | $9,871 | 21 | $207,287 | $11,589 | 7 | $81,126
SF City/County | $8,593 | 238 | $2,045,134 | $10,004 | 293 | $2,931,026 | $13,405 | 121 | $1,622,026
City of Fresno | $4,972 | 0 | $0 | $7,194 | 12 | $86,328 | $8,172 | 3 | $24,516
City of Los Angeles | $7,700 | 69 | $531,266 | $10,421 | 64 | $666,933 | $12,253 | 41 | $502,376
City of Oakland | $6,715 | 0 | $0 | $9,070 | 18 | $163,260 | $11,149 | 5 | $55,745
City of Riverside | $6,933 | 1 | $6,933 | $8,829 | 4 | $35,316 | $12,021 | 2 | $24,042
City of Sacramento | $7,361 | 12 | $88,327 | $8,934 | 23 | $205,476 | $11,598 | 9 | $104,378
City of San Diego | $5,830 | 250 | $1,457,500 | $7,737 | 88 | $680,874 | $8,929 | 58 | $517,859
City of San Jose | $7,474 | 0 | $0 | $9,043 | 103 | $931,408 | $10,858 | 32 | $347,443
UC - Berkeley | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0
UC - Davis | $7,468 | 1 | $7,468 | $9,032 | 6 | $54,193 | $9,932 | 2 | $19,864
UC - Irvine | $7,053 | 0 | $0 | $8,543 | 0 | $0 | $9,442 | 1 | $9,442
UC - Los Angeles | $8,218 | 9 | $73,958 | $9,919 | 4 | $39,677 | $10,929 | 1 | $10,929
UC - Merced | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | $8,817 | 0 | $0
UC - Riverside | $7,543 | 0 | $0 | $9,128 | 0 | $0 | $10,270 | 0 | $0
UC - San Diego | $6,270 | 2 | $12,540 | $7,896 | 4 | $31,585 | $10,048 | 1 | $10,048
UC - Santa Cruz | $7,500 | 4 | $30,000 | $9,258 | 0 | $0 | $10,333 | 7 | $72,333
UC - Santa Barbara | $7,537 | 2 | $15,074 | $9,097 | 3 | $27,292 | $10,024 | 2 | $20,048
UC - San Francisco | $9,133 | 2 | $18,267 | $11,075 | 2 | $22,150 | $12,175 | 0 | $0
Total | N/A | 861 | $6,213,445 | N/A | 1,215 | $11,540,428 | N/A | 518 | $5,794,788
Calculation of weighted maximum salaries for entry, journey and supervisory levels is the salary maximum multiplied by the number of incumbents.
Results | Entry Level | Journey Level | First Level Supervisor
Jurisdiction Weighted Average Salary | $7,217 | $9,498 | $11,187
State of California Salary* | $6,819 | $8,915 | $10,501
State Lag (Dollar Amount) | $398 | $583 | $686
State Lag (Percentage) | 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.5%