Trades Specialist

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

18 employees hold this title in Buildings and Grounds. Median total compensation for the role is $51,568, above the department median of $44,244.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $836.8K
Role median: $51,568
Agency median: $44,244
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,774$70,247+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

Trades Specialist is held in 3 City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish departments. In Buildings and Grounds, the median of $51,568 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Library Board of Control

$47,076 · 3

Greater Br Airport District

$29,393 · 2

Median total compensation for the Trades Specialist role in other City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parishdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Trades Specialist beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $47,076 ranks #3 of 4. See Trades Specialist across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$74,175 · 127

South Carolina

$59,680 · 345

Arkansas

$43,088 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Trades Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ken Smith

Trades Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$52,159

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $43,245
Overtime: $8,914
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,159
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1136
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 279
Unique ID: 0xE3A5A6F57CA4643CA0A6CC7A3714F118333BF94E

Ken Smith holds the role of Trades Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,159.

Matthew Ward

Trades Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$51,674

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Prison Maintenance
Base pay: $41,132
Overtime: $162
Other pay: $10,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,674

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1136
Pay Location Code: 7831
Prison Assignment Pay: $923
Total Overtime Hours: 4
Unique ID: 0xBB3612A0CF3E7E69F1BE97829008C1C0CF943363

Matthew Ward is a Trades Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Prison Maintenance. 2025 total compensation came to $51,674.

Ronnie Jackson

Trades Specialist/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp

$51,463

Sub-department: Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay: $47,255
Overtime: $4,208
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,463
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1136
Pay Location Code: 7830
Total Overtime Hours: 118
Unique ID: 0x1512E2CCA8D0254212B6AFAC87CEB17FB35F957A

Ronnie Jackson is a Trades Specialist at Buildings and Grounds within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. 2025 total compensation came to $51,463.