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City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Buildings and Grounds

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Buildings and Grounds

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Buildings and Grounds is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 61 employees with median total compensation of $44,244; the highest distinct record was $123,341.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.9M
Employees
61
Median total
$44,244
Highest record
$123,341

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 61 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,244) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $42,276 (88%)
  • Overtime — $3,218 (7%)
  • Other — $2,281 (5%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$23,250
$26,619
$44,244
$61,775
$78,724

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $78,724 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,250. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Trades Specialist
15 · $51,463
Custodian
9 · $23,408
Mechanical Operations Supervisor
5 · $75,253
Senior Trades Specialist
4 · $62,586
Housekeeper
4 · $27,619

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$3.3M
—
68
—
$49,665
—
2025
$2.9M
▼ 11.4%
61
▼ 10.3%
$44,244
▼ 10.9%

Record list

Employees

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Carl Harris

Carpenter/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp
$49,744
Sub-department
Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay
$49,744
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,744
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7800
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1128
Pay Location Code
7830
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x128C0D054538236FA7D2F929836D1DC4A2F966EF

At Buildings and Grounds, Carl Harris serves as a Carpenter within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. Their 2025 pay totaled $49,744.

Darryl Alex

Senior Trades Technician/Buildings and Grounds

2025 total comp
$48,281
Sub-department
Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance
Base pay
$42,971
Overtime
$5,309
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,281
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Department Number
7800
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1122
Pay Location Code
7830
Total Overtime Hours
166
Unique ID
0x264BB3273D03CEF72B6FBD7618BCE7349989FA94

At Buildings and Grounds, Darryl Alex serves as a Senior Trades Technician within Bldg&Ground-Building Maintenance. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,281.