Equipment Mechanic

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

21 employees hold this title in Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $151,665, below the department median of $223,732.

Employees: 21
Total payroll: $3.3M
Role median: $151,665
Agency median: $223,732
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$132,451$189,511+

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How total compensation varies among the 21 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Equipment Mechanic is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In Fire, the median of $151,665 ranks #2 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$152,959 · 179

$140,574 · 77

$130,611 · 11

$116,045 · 50

$118 · 1

Median total compensation for the Equipment Mechanic role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Equipment Mechanic beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $141,017 ranks #1 of 4. See Equipment Mechanic across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$59,459 · 16

City of Milwaukee

$40,116 · 14

City of Albuquerque

$22,550 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Equipment Mechanicroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Eric Ruth

Equipment Mechanic/Fire

2025 total comp

$169,517

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $114,423
Overtime: $26,492
Other pay: $2,362
Benefits: $26,240
Total compensation: $169,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 14

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 38
Job Class Pay Grade: 3711-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323631343832
Row ID: 25323631343832383711-5FT

Eric Ruth holds the role of Equipment Mechanic at Fire within Service and Crafts. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $169,517. They are represented by 14.