Senior Painter

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

1 employees hold this title in Public Works Department. Median total compensation for the role is $140,486, below the department median of $147,401.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $140.5K
Role median: $140,486
Agency median: $147,401
Comparison: Below

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Painter 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 Painters, Construction and Maintenance — about 12,100 people — is $59,080. Public Works Department pays a median base salary of $83,730 for this role, 42% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Works Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,130

$47,530

$59,080

$68,640

$85,130

Public Works Department median · $83,730

The bar is the range of annual wages for Painters, Construction and Maintenance 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 Painters, Construction and Maintenance — about 225,190 people — is $49,400. Public Works Department’s median base salary is 69% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$37,440

$44,640

$49,400

$61,660

$78,810

Public Works Department median · $83,730

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 $140,486, 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

Senior Painter is held in 2 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Works Department, the median of $140,486 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Beaches & Harbors

$123,587 · 1

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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James Moody

Senior Painter/Public Works Department

2025 total comp

$140,486

Base pay: $83,730
Overtime: $2,015
Other pay: $3
Benefits: $54,738
Total compensation: $140,486

James Moody works as a Senior Painter for Public Works Department. James earned $140,486 in 2025.