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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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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.