Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic

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

28 employees hold this title in Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $198,805, below the department median of $223,732.

Employees: 28
Total payroll: $5.5M
Role median: $198,805
Agency median: $223,732
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$59,268$265,815+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 28 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

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Fire, the median of $198,805 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Sanitation

$222,226 · 1

$168,820 · 11

$165,940 · 65

$157,253 · 15

$123,524 · 2

$118,028 · 96

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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John Abeywardena

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic/Fire

2025 total comp

$229,638

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $131,594
Overtime: $74,696
Other pay: $12,469
Benefits: $10,880
Total compensation: $229,638
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 14

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 38
Job Class Pay Grade: 3743-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373937313031
Row ID: 25373937313031383743-0FT

At Fire, John Abeywardena serves as a Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic within Service and Crafts. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,638. Their bargaining unit is 14.