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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Leo Ii Cantimbuhan

Management Analyst/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$115,895

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $99,993
Overtime: $3,731
Other pay: $1,684
Benefits: $10,488
Total compensation: $115,895
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353639363833
Row ID: 2535363936383389184-0FT

Leo Ii Cantimbuhan is a Management Analyst at Building and Safety within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $115,895. They are represented by 01.

Nicole Robinson

Senior Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$114,715

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $82,888
Overtime: $5,748
Other pay: $89
Benefits: $25,991
Total compensation: $114,715
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313134363031
Row ID: 2531313436303181368-0FT

Nicole Robinson is a Senior Administrative Clerk at Building and Safety within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,715. Union affiliation: 03.

David Jennings

Senior Safety Engineer Elevators/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$114,516

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $89,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,017
Benefits: $13,201
Total compensation: $114,516
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3030353532
Row ID: 2530303535328XXXX-XPV

David Jennings is a Senior Safety Engineer Elevators at Building and Safety within Na. They work per event. 2025 total compensation came to $114,516. Union affiliation: Xx.