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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Alexander Fassam

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$58,046

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $47,262
Overtime: $17
Other pay: $136
Benefits: $10,632
Total compensation: $58,046
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303234363035
Row ID: 2530323436303581358-0FT

Alexander Fassam is a Administrative Clerk at Building and Safety within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,046. They are represented by 03.

Linghui Yu

Architectural Associate I/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$57,940

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $51,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $6,130
Total compensation: $57,940
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7926-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303530373135
Row ID: 2530353037313587926-1FT

Linghui Yu is a Architectural Associate I at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,940. Union affiliation: 08.

Christophe Carbajal

Electrical Engineering Associate II/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$57,815

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $40,435
Overtime: $14,310
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,070
Total compensation: $57,815
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: 323732363833
Row ID: 2532373236383387525-2FT

Christophe Carbajal holds the role of Electrical Engineering Associate II at Building and Safety within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,815. Union affiliation: 08.

Joshua La

Office Engineering Technician III/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$57,240

Base pay: $46,110
Overtime: $3,792
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $6,689
Total compensation: $57,240
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 7212-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383633383034
Row ID: 2538363338303487212-0FT

Joshua La is a Office Engineering Technician III at Building and Safety. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,240.

Areania Robinson

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$57,161

Base pay: $38,693
Overtime: $11,362
Other pay: $6
Benefits: $7,099
Total compensation: $57,161
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 1230-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393036373034
Row ID: 2539303637303481230-0FT

At Building and Safety, Areania Robinson serves as a Administrative Clerk. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,161.