City of Los Angeles / Building and Safety

Agency file

Building and Safety

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Building and Safety is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,306 employees with median total compensation of $125,764; the highest distinct record was $410,849.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $155.4M
Employees: 1,306
Median total: $125,764
Highest record: $410,849

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$274,110+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,306 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($125,764) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $89,359 (75%)
Overtime — $10,904 (9%)
Other — $5,277 (4%)
Benefits — $13,444 (11%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$10,150

$49,713

$125,764

$177,166

$212,044

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $212,044 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,150. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Building Mechanical Inspector

189 · $160,484

101 · $7,827

Administrative Clerk

97 · $71,035

Structural Engineering Associate II

89 · $191,084

Senior Building Inspector

45 · $182,567

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$142M —	1,159 —	$134,991 —
2025	$155.4M ▲ 9.4%	1,306 ▲ 12.7%	$125,764 ▼ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

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Barry Friesen

Examiner of Elevator Constructors/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 0122-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3037313934
Row ID: 25303731393480122-0PT

Barry Friesen holds the role of Examiner of Elevator Constructors at Building and Safety within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $0. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Andrew Longoria

Senior Building Mechanical Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4253-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3133333033
Row ID: 25313333303384253-0PT

Andrew Longoria holds the role of Senior Building Mechanical Inspector at Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $0. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Todd Borzi

Senior Building Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4213-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3135353133
Row ID: 25313535313384213-0PT

Todd Borzi holds the role of Senior Building Inspector at Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $0. Union affiliation: 05.

Leonard Vorhis

Building Mechanical Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4251-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3735353632
Row ID: 25373535363284251-0FT

Leonard Vorhis is a Building Mechanical Inspector at Building and Safety within Inspectors. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $0. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Timothy Key

Building Mechanical Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4251-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3233313133
Row ID: 25323331313384251-0PT

Timothy Key works as a Building Mechanical Inspector for Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is part-time. Timothy earned $0 in 2025. They are represented by 05.