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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Erica Becerra

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$70,711

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $68,590
Overtime: $49
Other pay: $1,274
Benefits: $798
Total compensation: $70,711
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: 373336333832
Row ID: 2537333633383281358-0FT

Erica Becerra holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Building and Safety within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,711. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Tyler Tharpe

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$70,207

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,556
Overtime: $4,461
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $17,190
Total compensation: $70,207
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: 303635343135
Row ID: 2530363534313581358-0FT

Tyler Tharpe holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Building and Safety within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,207. They are represented by 03.

Teresa Abraham

Management Analyst/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$70,050

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $69,681
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $368
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,050
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3336303932
Row ID: 25333630393289184-0PT

Teresa Abraham is a Management Analyst at Building and Safety within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,050. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jazmin Olmos

Senior Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$69,830

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $54,555
Overtime: $3,179
Other pay: $1,422
Benefits: $10,675
Total compensation: $69,830
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: 313037333433
Row ID: 2531303733343381368-0FT

Jazmin Olmos works as a Senior Administrative Clerk for Building and Safety within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Jazmin earned $69,830 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Mark Visocky

Building Mechanical Inspector/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$69,733

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $45,179
Overtime: $128
Other pay: $1,748
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $69,733
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 4251-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383231343833
Row ID: 2538323134383384251-0FT

Mark Visocky works as a Building Mechanical Inspector for Building and Safety within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. Mark earned $69,733 in 2025. Union affiliation: 05.

Samuel Tapia Jr

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$69,677

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,772
Overtime: $423
Other pay: $48
Benefits: $20,433
Total compensation: $69,677
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: 373737303034
Row ID: 2537373730303481358-0FT

At Building and Safety, Samuel Tapia Jr serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,677. Union affiliation: 03.

Shamanika Everage

Accounting Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$69,346

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $65,776
Overtime: $1,249
Other pay: $1,538
Benefits: $783
Total compensation: $69,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393938353035
Row ID: 2539393835303581223-0FT

At Building and Safety, Shamanika Everage serves as a Accounting Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,346. Union affiliation: 03.

Alexis Schultz

Administrative Clerk/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$68,824

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,912
Overtime: $462
Other pay: $207
Benefits: $18,243
Total compensation: $68,824
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: 393033303135
Row ID: 2539303330313581358-0FT

Alexis Schultz works as a Administrative Clerk for Building and Safety within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Alexis earned $68,824 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Lashay Smith

Office Services Assistant/Building and Safety

2025 total comp

$68,530

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $59,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,466
Total compensation: $68,530
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 8
Job Class Pay Grade: 1360-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333632313135
Row ID: 2533363231313581360-0FT

Lashay Smith works as a Office Services Assistant for Building and Safety within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Lashay earned $68,530 in 2025. They are represented by 03.