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Principal Engineer, Drinking Water Program

Class code 3819 · Bargaining Unit M09

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$15,263 to $17,336$183,156 to $208,032

Representation

Professional Engineers in California Government represents Bargaining Unit M09.

Where these jobs are

5 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Water Resources Control Board5

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers across all California employers was $210,280 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $183,156 to $208,032 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.