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Los Angeles County / Internal Services Department / Carpenter

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Carpenter

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

5 employees hold this title in Internal Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $149,446, below the department median of $162,327.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$764.8K
Role median
$149,446
Agency median
$162,327
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Carpenter pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Carpentersabout 30,600 people is $75,740. Internal Services Department pays a median base salary of $90,425 for this role, 19% above that figureabout the 65th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Internal Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$46,860
$59,470
$75,740
$100,620
$117,430
Internal Services Department median · $90,425

The bar is the range of annual wages for Carpenters across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Internal Services Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Carpentersabout 670,090 people is $60,580. Internal Services Department’s median base salary is 49% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$40,410
$48,510
$60,580
$76,830
$99,910
Internal Services Department median · $90,425

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Internal Services Department is $149,446, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Carpenter is held in 10 Los Angeles County departments. In Internal Services Department, the median of $149,446 ranks #4 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Carpenter role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Carpenter beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 30 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $147,665 ranks #2 of 30. See Carpenter across all of Los Angeles County

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$132,572 · 5
City of Los Angeles
$131,963 · 143
New York City
$129,459 · 524
City of Chicago
$117,957 · 60
City of Seattle
$106,330 · 21
City of Las Vegas
$96,181 · 14

Median total compensation for comparable Carpenter roles 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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Edward Sainz

Carpenter/Internal Services Department

2025 total comp
$174,789
Base pay
$90,425
Overtime
$22,739
Other pay
$4,146
Benefits
$57,479
Total compensation
$174,789

Edward Sainz holds the role of Carpenter at Internal Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $174,789.

Lawrence Diggs

Carpenter/Internal Services Department

2025 total comp
$151,515
Base pay
$90,425
Overtime
$3,551
Other pay
$21
Benefits
$57,518
Total compensation
$151,515

Lawrence Diggs is a Carpenter at Internal Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,515.

Alfredo Cervantes

Carpenter/Internal Services Department

2025 total comp
$149,446
Base pay
$85,593
Overtime
$5,786
Other pay
$2,163
Benefits
$55,904
Total compensation
$149,446

Alfredo Cervantes works as a Carpenter for Internal Services Department. Alfredo earned $149,446 in 2025.

Aaron Holyak

Carpenter/Internal Services Department

2025 total comp
$145,346
Base pay
$90,425
Overtime
$1,693
Other pay
$788
Benefits
$52,440
Total compensation
$145,346

Aaron Holyak is a Carpenter at Internal Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $145,346.

Juan Guzman

Carpenter/Internal Services Department

2025 total comp
$143,739
Base pay
$83,298
Overtime
$5,112
Other pay
$9
Benefits
$55,320
Total compensation
$143,739

At Internal Services Department, Juan Guzman serves as a Carpenter. Their 2025 pay totaled $143,739.