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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Shawn Murphy

Communications Electrician/Airports

2025 total comp

$208,182

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $113,169
Overtime: $9,566
Other pay: $59,211
Benefits: $26,236
Total compensation: $208,182
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3436353937
Row ID: 25343635393743686-0FT

Shawn Murphy works as a Communications Electrician for Airports within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $208,182 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Carl Sain

Communications Electrician/Airports

2025 total comp

$204,841

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $114,078
Overtime: $9,275
Other pay: $54,928
Benefits: $26,560
Total compensation: $204,841
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: 3334373534
Row ID: 25333437353443686-0FT

Carl Sain works as a Communications Electrician for Airports within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Carl earned $204,841 in 2025. Union affiliation: 02.