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.

Compare departments

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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Daniel Olivares

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic/Fire

2025 total comp

$271,733

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $131,594
Overtime: $92,721
Other pay: $21,173
Benefits: $26,245
Total compensation: $271,733
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: 373433353234
Row ID: 25373433353234383743-0FT

Daniel Olivares works as a Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic for Fire within Service and Crafts. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $271,733 in 2025. Union affiliation: 14.

Brent Balich

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic/Fire

2025 total comp

$260,774

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $131,594
Overtime: $77,826
Other pay: $25,109
Benefits: $26,245
Total compensation: $260,774
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: 3439363332
Row ID: 253439363332383743-0FT

Brent Balich is a Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic at Fire within Service and Crafts. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $260,774. They are represented by 14.