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Los Angeles County / Public Works Department / Electrical Engineer

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Electrical Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

4 employees hold this title in Public Works Department. Median total compensation for the role is $256,644, above the department median of $147,401.

Employees
4
Total payroll
$1M
Role median
$256,644
Agency median
$147,401
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Electrical Engineer 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 Electrical Engineersabout 8,970 people is $139,780. Public Works Department pays a median base salary of $161,700 for this role, 16% above that figureabout the 64th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Works Department sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$79,230
$103,770
$139,780
$179,520
$209,460
Public Works Department median · $161,700

The bar is the range of annual wages for Electrical Engineers 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 Public Works Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Electrical Engineersabout 198,750 people is $120,630. Public Works Department’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 79th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$76,550
$92,830
$120,630
$152,950
$184,300
Public Works Department median · $161,700

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 Public Works Department is $256,644, 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 jurisdictions

Electrical Engineer beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. See Electrical Engineer across all of Los Angeles County

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$145,865 · 127
Massachusetts
$135,381 · 9
City of Chicago
$134,940 · 6
New York City
$113,036 · 17
California
$93,575 · 60
City of Milwaukee
$38,585 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Electrical Engineer 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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Alberto De La Merced

Electrical Engineer/Public Works Department

2025 total comp
$284,158
Base pay
$161,700
Overtime
$37,599
Other pay
$3,747
Benefits
$81,112
Total compensation
$284,158

Alberto De La Merced holds the role of Electrical Engineer at Public Works Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $284,158.

Vadim Bikovsky

Electrical Engineer/Public Works Department

2025 total comp
$264,193
Base pay
$161,700
Overtime
$20,472
Other pay
$4,522
Benefits
$77,499
Total compensation
$264,193

At Public Works Department, Vadim Bikovsky serves as a Electrical Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $264,193.

Armen Dermenjian

Electrical Engineer/Public Works Department

2025 total comp
$249,095
Base pay
$161,700
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,552
Benefits
$82,843
Total compensation
$249,095

Armen Dermenjian works as a Electrical Engineer for Public Works Department. Armen earned $249,095 in 2025.

Armen Markarian

Electrical Engineer/Public Works Department

2025 total comp
$248,011
Base pay
$161,064
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,908
Benefits
$80,039
Total compensation
$248,011

Armen Markarian is a Electrical Engineer at Public Works Department. 2025 total compensation came to $248,011.