Communications Electrician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

11 employees hold this title in Airports. Median total compensation for the role is $182,554, above the department median of $87,513.

Employees: 11
Total payroll: $1.8M
Role median: $182,554
Agency median: $87,513
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$75,569$207,514+

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How total compensation varies among the 11 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Communications Electrician is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Airports, the median of $182,554 ranks #1 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Sanitation

$171,273 · 2

Fire

$170,028 · 7

Police

$157,797 · 20

Information Technology Agency

$148,484 · 51

Recreation and Parks

$128,109 · 1

Water and Power

$113,365 · 48

Median total compensation for the Communications Electrician role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Communications Electrician beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $144,797 ranks #1 of 2. See Communications Electrician across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$144,685 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Communications Electricianroles 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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Manuel Ramirez

Communications Electrician/Airports

2025 total comp

$186,754

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $114,078
Overtime: $14,697
Other pay: $31,420
Benefits: $26,560
Total compensation: $186,754
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343936343833
Row ID: 2534393634383343686-0FT

At Airports, Manuel Ramirez serves as a Communications Electrician within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $186,754. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Omid Zabihi

Communications Electrician/Airports

2025 total comp

$182,554

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $114,787
Overtime: $15,531
Other pay: $25,654
Benefits: $26,581
Total compensation: $182,554
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323532343035
Row ID: 2532353234303543686-0FT

Omid Zabihi works as a Communications Electrician for Airports within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Omid earned $182,554 in 2025. They are represented by 02.