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

Page 1

Victor Pukhalsky

Electrical Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$251,197

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $133,673
Overtime: $78,726
Other pay: $12,199
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $251,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4221-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303234393233
Row ID: 2530323439323384221-0FT

Victor Pukhalsky holds the role of Electrical Inspector at Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $251,197. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Tse Ming Huang

Structural Engineering Associate II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$250,460

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $132,077
Overtime: $84,286
Other pay: $7,498
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $250,460
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7957-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353537393732
Row ID: 2535353739373287957-2FT

Tse Ming Huang is a Structural Engineering Associate II at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $250,460. Union affiliation: 08.

Samer Wehbe

Electrical Engineering Associate II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$250,374

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $129,480
Overtime: $88,599
Other pay: $5,696
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $250,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7525-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313939303933
Row ID: 2531393930393387525-2FT

Samer Wehbe is a Electrical Engineering Associate II at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $250,374. Their bargaining unit is 08.

Varand Sarkisian

Structural Engineering Associate II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$249,013

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $125,277
Overtime: $90,017
Other pay: $7,132
Benefits: $26,587
Total compensation: $249,013
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7957-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343139333833
Row ID: 2534313933383387957-2FT

Varand Sarkisian is a Structural Engineering Associate II at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $249,013. They are represented by 08.

Adel Salah Eddine

Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Buildings II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$247,450

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $219,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,065
Benefits: $26,477
Total compensation: $247,450
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4219-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3639363231
Row ID: 25363936323184219-2FT

Adel Salah Eddine holds the role of Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Buildings II at Building and Safety within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $247,450. Union affiliation: 36.

Sergio Gutierrez Aguirre

Structural Engineering Associate II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$247,436

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $128,856
Overtime: $86,455
Other pay: $5,689
Benefits: $26,437
Total compensation: $247,436
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7957-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373431393933
Row ID: 2537343139393387957-2FT

Sergio Gutierrez Aguirre is a Structural Engineering Associate II at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $247,436. Union affiliation: 08.

Pascal Challita

Na/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$246,158

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $40,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $203,064
Benefits: $3,038
Total compensation: $246,158
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: 3031383733
Row ID: 2530313837338XXXX-XPV

At Building and Safety, Pascal Challita serves as a Na within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $246,158. Their bargaining unit is Xx.

Sina Khosravi

Structural Engineering Associate III/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$243,775

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $144,897
Overtime: $61,597
Other pay: $18,759
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $243,775
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7957-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303430353833
Row ID: 2530343035383387957-3FT

Sina Khosravi holds the role of Structural Engineering Associate III at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $243,775. They are represented by 08.

Christopher Foreman

Safety Engineer Elevators/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$243,354

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $148,330
Overtime: $65,585
Other pay: $8,722
Benefits: $20,716
Total compensation: $243,354
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4263-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323838373034
Row ID: 2532383837303484263-0FT

Christopher Foreman holds the role of Safety Engineer Elevators at Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $243,354. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Guadalupe Toledo

Senior Fire Sprinkler Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$241,871

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $150,978
Overtime: $53,791
Other pay: $10,502
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $241,871
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4242-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323538383633
Row ID: 2532353838363384242-0FT

Guadalupe Toledo holds the role of Senior Fire Sprinkler Inspector at Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $241,871. Union affiliation: 05.

Yervand Chapanyan

Chief Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$241,531

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $203,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,510
Benefits: $26,769
Total compensation: $241,531
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4254-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393336343031
Row ID: 2539333634303184254-0FT

At Building and Safety, Yervand Chapanyan serves as a Chief Inspector within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $241,531. Union affiliation: 36.

Alexandre Vassiliev

Senior Safety Engineer Pressure Vessels/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$240,607

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $162,597
Overtime: $46,677
Other pay: $12,811
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $240,607
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4262-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303731313133
Row ID: 2530373131313384262-0FT

Alexandre Vassiliev is a Senior Safety Engineer Pressure Vessels at Building and Safety within Inspectors. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $240,607. They are represented by 05.

Richard Cameron

Senior Heating & Refrigeration Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$240,449

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $145,293
Overtime: $54,796
Other pay: $13,760
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $240,449
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4247-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313133313034
Row ID: 2531313331303484247-0FT

At Building and Safety, Richard Cameron serves as a Senior Heating & Refrigeration Inspector within Inspectors. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $240,449. Union affiliation: 05.