Los Angeles County / Public Works Department / Refrigeration Mechanic
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
3 employees hold this title in Public Works Department. Median total compensation for the role is $172,566, above the department median of $147,401.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers — about 10,720 people — is $73,830. Public Works Department pays a median base salary of $109,376 for this role, 48% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 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 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers — about 409,670 people — is $61,010. Public Works Department’s median base salary is 79% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 $172,566, 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
Refrigeration Mechanic is held in 13 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Works Department, the median of $172,566 ranks #11 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Refrigeration Mechanic role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $178,369 ranks #1 of 3. See Refrigeration Mechanic across all of Los Angeles County →
Median total compensation for comparable Refrigeration Mechanicroles 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
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Refrigeration Mechanic/Public Works Department
At Public Works Department, Ricardo Ramiro serves as a Refrigeration Mechanic. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,129.
Refrigeration Mechanic/Public Works Department
Martin Alvarez works as a Refrigeration Mechanic for Public Works Department. Martin earned $172,566 in 2025.
Refrigeration Mechanic/Public Works Department
Adam Portillo holds the role of Refrigeration Mechanic at Public Works Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,270.