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

Attachment 2

Unit 9, Professional Engineers _2017 _Salary _Survey
Published: June 2017
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 Anomalies
Survey Results
Salary Lag for Entry, Journey, and First Level Supervisors
Table 3: Display of Survey’s Lags*
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 2017 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 | 3.5%
Journey Level | 5.3%
First Level Supervisor | 5.0%

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 (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.  

Attachment 1 displays Article 3.1 in the current MOU (effective July 2, 2015 through June 30, 2018).

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.

Attachment 2 displays the surveyed organizations, their surveyed job classifications, and the minimum and maximum salaries of those job classifications.

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

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.  
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, incumbent counts, and 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 | | 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
Notes:
^1.	Calculation is $826,640/158
^2.	Calculation is $5,232 less 5,000 divided by $5,000, rounded to one decimal

Lag Calculation Anomalies
There are two unique anomalies 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 anomaly 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 anomalies for the survey methodology.

Survey Results
Salary Lag for Entry, Journey, and First Level Supervisors
The survey results for the state’s three benchmark job classifications are displayed below.  
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 | 3.5% | 5.3% | 5.0%
*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.
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 2017 Unit 9 Salary Survey
Organization | Entry Level | Min | Max
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Transportation Engineer A/B | $4,998 | $7,160
Alameda County | Junior Engineer | $6,068 | $7,011
Contra Costa County | Engineer - Entry | $5,657 | $6,725
Fresno County | Engineer II | $5,126 | $6,558

Los Angeles County

C.E Assistant
Sr. C.E. Assistant

$5,643.27
$5,643.27

$6,640.82
$7,010.91

Orange County | Junior Civil Engineer | $5,892 | $6,743

Riverside County

Junior Engineer
Assistant Engineer

$4,663.62
$5,214.39

$7,356.68
$8,227.51

Sacramento County | Asst. Civil Eng. Lvl 2 | $6,043 | $7,712
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager I | $4,628 | $6,365
San Diego County | Assistant Engineer | $5,203 | $6,720
Santa Clara County | Assistant Civil Engineer | $7,031 | $8,549

SF City/County

Junior Engineer
Assistant Engineer

$6,463.17
$7,299.50

$7,856.33
$8,870.33

City of Fresno | Engineer I | $4,410 | $5,303
City of Los Angeles | Civil Engineer Associate I | $5,519 | $7,854
City of Oakland | Assistant Engineer, Lvl 1 | $5,689 | $6,983
City of Riverside | Assistant Engineer | $5,703 | $6,933

City of Sacramento

Junior Engineer
Assistant Civil Engineer

$4,374.39
$5,335.65

$6,155.20
$7,507.80

City of San Diego

Junior Engineer
Assistant Engineer

$4,181.00
$4,839.00

$5,063.00
$5,830.00

City of San Jose | Engineer I | $6,084 | $7,698
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Assistant | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Assistant | $4,317 | $7,767
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Assistant | $4,102 | $7,053
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Assistant | $4,275 | $8,475
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Assistant | $0 | $0
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Assistant | $3,753 | $7,694
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Assistant | $4,000 | $6,667
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Assistant | $4,167 | $7,500
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Assistant | $4,265 | $7,688
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Assistant | $4,883 | $9,417

Attachment 2

List of Surveyed Organizations and Journey Level
Classifications for 2017 Unit 9 Salary Survey
Organization | Journey Level | Min | Max
STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Transportation Engineer D | $7,481 | $9,361
Alameda County | Associate Civil Engineer | $8,285 | $10,069
Contra Costa County | Engineer - Project | $7,782 | $9,024
Fresno County | Senior Engineer | $6,413 | $8,203

Los Angeles County

Assoc. Civil Engineer
Civil Engineer

$7,475.64
$8,331.91

$9,287.00
$10,351.18

Orange County | Civil Engineer | $8,138 | $9,324
Riverside County | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,113 | $9,647
Sacramento County | Associate Civil Engineer | $7,708 | $9,368
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager II | $5,453 | $7,505
San Diego County | Civil Engineer | $6,576 | $8,077
Santa Clara County | Associate Civil Engineer | $8,384 | $10,191
SF City/County | Associate Engineer | $8,496 | $10,326
City of Fresno | Professional Engineer | $6,085 | $7,374
City of Los Angeles | Civil Engineer | $7,470 | $10,630
City of Oakland | Civil Engineer | $7,683 | $9,433
City of Riverside | Associate Engineer | $6,589 | $8,829
City of Sacramento | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,476 | $9,112
City of San Diego | Associate Engineer | $6,407 | $7,737
City of San Jose | Associate Engineer | $7,358 | $9,315
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Associate | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Associate | $5,217 | $9,392
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Associate | $4,969 | $8,543
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Associate | $5,175 | $10,225
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Associate | $0 | $0
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Associate | $0 | $0
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Associate | $4,758 | $8,458
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Associate | $5,142 | $9,258
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Associate | $5,159 | $9,279
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Associate | $5,933 | $11,417

Attachment 2
List of Surveyed Organizations and First Level Supervisor
Classifications for 2017 Unit 9 Salary Survey

Organization

First Level
Supervisor

Min

Max

STATE OF CALIFORNIA | Sr. Transportation Engineer, Caltrans | $8,810 | $11,026
Alameda County | Supervising Civil Engineer | $9,462 | $11,506
Contra Costa County | Associate Civil Engineer | $6,880 | $9,253
Fresno County | Supervising Engineer | $7,054 | $9,024
Los Angeles County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,287 | $11,537
Orange County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,324 | $10,689
Riverside County | Senior Civil Engineer | $6,984 | $11,024
Sacramento County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,452 | $10,421
San Bernardino County | A/E Project Manager III | $6,011 | $8,278
San Diego County | Senior Civil Engineer | $7,604 | $9,348
Santa Clara County | Senior Civil Engineer | $9,819 | $11,966
SF City/County | Senior Engineer | $11,386 | $13,839
City of Fresno | Supervising Professional Engineer | $6,908 | $8,377
City of Los Angeles | Senior Civil Engineer | $8,787 | $12,498
City of Oakland | Civil Engineer, Supervisor | $9,443 | $11,595
City of Riverside | Principal Engineer | $8,137 | $12,021
City of Sacramento | Supervising Engineer | $9,016 | $11,830
City of San Diego | Senior Civil Engineer | $7,384 | $8,929
City of San Jose | Senior Engineer | $8,842 | $11,183
University of California, Berkeley | Engineer, Senior | $0 | $0
University of California, Davis | Engineer, Senior | $5,733 | $10,333
University of California, Irvine | Engineer, Senior | $5,464 | $9,442
University of California, Los Angeles | Engineer, Senior | $5,700 | $11,267
University of California, Merced | Engineer, Senior | $0 | $0
University of California, Riverside | Engineer, Senior | $0 | $0
University of California, San Diego | Engineer, Senior | $5,725 | $10,858
University of California, Santa Cruz | Engineer, Senior | $5,742 | $10,333
University of California, Santa Barbara | Engineer, Senior | $5,679 | $10,224
University of California, San Francisco | Engineer, Senior | $6,508 | $12,500

Attachment 3
Department of Human Resources - Computation of Weighted Average Salary and Lag for 2017 Unit 9 Salary Survey
April 14, 2017
Jurisdiction | Entry Level Salary Maximum | Entry Level # of Inc. | Entry Level Cal. Of Weighted Avg. Max | Journey Level Salary Maximum | Journey Level # of Inc. | Journey Level Cal. Of Weighted Avg. Max | First Level Supervisor Salary Maximum | First Level Supervisor # of Inc. | First Level Supervisor Cal. Of Weighted Avg. Max
Alameda County | $7,011 | 2 | $14,022.66 | $10,069 | 11 | $110,758 | $11,506 | 4 | $46,023
Contra Costa County | $6,725 | 6 | $40,348 | $9,024 | 2 | $18,048 | $9,253 | 5 | $46,267
Fresno County | $6,558 | 5 | $32,790 | $8,203 | 7 | $57,421 | $9,024 | 3 | $27,072
Los Angeles County | $7,011 | 85 | $595,927 | $10,351 | 366 | $3,788,532 | $11,537 | 101 | $1,165,228
Orange County | $6,743 | 0 | $0 | $9,324 | 36 | $335,650 | $10,689 | 18 | $192,410
Riverside County | $8,228 | 21 | $172,778 | $9,647 | 24 | $231,535 | $11,024 | 13 | $143,310
Sacramento County | $7,712 | 91 | $698,677 | $9,368 | 99 | $927,449 | $10,421 | 58 | $600,240
San Bernardino County | $6,365 | 3 | $19,094 | $7,505 | 5 | $37,527 | $8,278 | 3 | $24,835
San Diego County | $6,720 | 15 | $100,802 | $8,077 | 43 | $347,325 | $9,348 | 24 | $224,349
Santa Clara County | $8,549 | 8 | $68,393 | $10,191 | 21 | $214,021 | $11,966 | 8 | $95,729
SF City/County | $8,870 | 271 | $2,401,110 | $10,326 | 316 | $3,267,870 | $13,839 | 128 | $1,766,623
City of Fresno | $5,303 | 0 | $0 | $7,374 | 16 | $117,984 | $8,377 | 3 | $25,131
City of Los Angeles | $7,854 | 99 | $777,579 | $10,630 | 199 | $2,115,304 | $12,498 | 39 | $487,438
City of Oakland | $6,983 | 0 | $0 | $9,433 | 24 | $226,387 | $11,595 | 5 | $57,975
City of Riverside | $6,933 | 3 | $20,799 | $8,829 | 5 | $44,145 | $12,021 | 10 | $120,210
City of Sacramento | $7,508 | 11 | $82,586 | $9,112 | 25 | $227,811 | $11,830 | 11 | $130,125
City of San Diego | $5,830 | 280 | $1,632,400 | $7,737 | 86 | $665,399 | $8,929 | 48 | $428,573
City of San Jose | $7,698 | 0 | $0 | $9,315 | 109 | $1,015,328 | $11,183 | 33 | $369,054
UC - Berkeley | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0
UC - Davis | $7,767 | 0 | $0 | $9,392 | 7 | $65,742 | $10,333 | 2 | $20,667
UC - Irvine | $7,053 | 1 | $7,053 | $8,543 | 1 | $8,543 | $9,442 | 0 | $0
UC - Los Angeles | $8,475 | 6 | $50,850 | $10,225 | 3 | $30,675 | $11,267 | 3 | $33,800
UC - Merced | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0
UC - Riverside | $7,694 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | 0 | $0
UC - San Diego | $6,667 | 2 | $13,333 | $8,458 | 3 | $25,375 | $10,858 | 1 | $10,858
UC - Santa Cruz | $7,500 | 6 | $45,000 | $9,258 | 0 | $0 | $10,333 | 3 | $31,000
UC - Santa Barbara | $7,688 | 2 | $15,376 | $9,279 | 3 | $27,837 | $10,224 | 2 | $20,449
UC - San Francisco | $9,417 | 0 | $0 | $11,417 | 1 | $11,417 | $12,500 | 0 | $0
| | 916 | $6,788,918 | | 1,412 | $13,918,082 | | 524 | $6,067,366
Weighted Average | | | $7,409 | | | $9,854 | | | $11,573
State of California | | | $7,160 | | | $9,361 | | | $11,026
State Lag - $$$ | | | $249 | | | $493 | | | $547
State Lag - % | | | 3.5% | | | 5.3% | | | 5.0%