Los Angeles County / Public Works Department / Information Technology Specialist I

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Information Technology Specialist I

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

6 employees hold this title in Public Works Department. Median total compensation for the role is $298,917, above the department median of $147,401.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $298,917
Agency median: $147,401
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Information Technology Specialist I 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 Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 8,770 people — is $106,290. Public Works Department pays a median base salary of $181,822 for this role, 71% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Works Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$70,870

$86,170

$106,290

$131,290

$159,750

Public Works Department median · $181,822

The bar is the range of annual wages for Network and Computer Systems Administrators 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 Network and Computer Systems Administrators — about 314,340 people — is $99,130. Public Works Department’s median base salary is 83% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$62,640

$78,010

$99,130

$126,640

$155,050

Public Works Department median · $181,822

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 $298,917, 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

Information Technology Specialist I is held in 17 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Works Department, the median of $298,917 ranks #12 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Children & Family Services

$322,898 · 1

Ambulatory Care Network

$322,316 · 1

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

$318,027 · 1

Public Social Services Department

$317,429 · 5

$314,545 · 1

$312,867 · 3

$305,799 · 3

$305,766 · 5

$300,860 · 22

Chief Executive Office

$299,419 · 2

Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

$299,149 · 1

Probation Department

$297,849 · 3

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

Compare jurisdictions

Information Technology Specialist beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $302,249 ranks #1 of 2. See Information Technology Specialist across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$116,489 · 11,574

Median total compensation for comparable Information Technology 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.

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