City of Los Angeles / General Services / Custodian

Job-title file

Custodian

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

198 employees hold this title in General Services. Median total compensation for the role is $73,832, below the department median of $83,247.

Employees: 198
Total payroll: $13.8M
Role median: $73,832
Agency median: $83,247
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$95,920+

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

How total compensation varies among the 198 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Custodian pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 83,160 people — is $38,720. General Services pays a median base salary of $56,451 for this role, 46% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where General Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,700

$36,520

$38,720

$47,070

$56,300

General Services median · $56,451

The bar is the range of annual wages for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows General Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 2,209,760 people — is $36,840. General Services’s median base salary is 53% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$28,640

$32,240

$36,840

$44,060

$50,270

General Services median · $56,451

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 179 of 198 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at General Services is $73,832, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Los Angeles

Custodian is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In General Services, the median of $73,832 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Recreation and Parks

$88,849 · 1

Water and Power

$82,541 · 160

Public Works - Sanitation

$81,400 · 17

Zoo

$79,630 · 16

Police

$66,734 · 2

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

Compare jurisdictions

Custodian beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $77,741 ranks #5 of 18. See Custodian across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$120,190 · 992

$96,176 · 23

$88,717 · 536

$85,992 · 12

$69,555 · 18

$59,048 · 320

$44,421 · 5,653

$44,399 · 37

Median total compensation for comparable Custodianroles 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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Silvia Villeda

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,925

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $11,196
Total compensation: $71,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3139303434
Row ID: 253139303434403156-0FT

Silvia Villeda is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,925. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Audie Chester

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,919

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $60,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,205
Benefits: $10,225
Total compensation: $71,919
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323034313233
Row ID: 25323034313233403156-0FT

Audie Chester is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,919. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Irene Santana

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,636

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,407
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,636
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3534363236
Row ID: 253534363236403156-0FT

At General Services, Irene Santana serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,636. Union affiliation: 15.

Angela Montes

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,619

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,398
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,619
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3835373835
Row ID: 253835373835403156-0FT

Angela Montes works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Angela earned $71,619 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Veng Khy

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,513

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,622
Benefits: $10,355
Total compensation: $71,513
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3930363737
Row ID: 253930363737403156-0FT

At General Services, Veng Khy serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,513. Union affiliation: 15.

Ricardo Guzman Lopez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,468

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,233
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383730323233
Row ID: 25383730323233403156-0FT

At General Services, Ricardo Guzman Lopez serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,468. Union affiliation: 15.

Tonja Ross

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,453

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,278
Overtime: $1,652
Other pay: $1,178
Benefits: $10,344
Total compensation: $71,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353636363733
Row ID: 25353636363733403156-0FT

Tonja Ross is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,453. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Guillermo Fierros

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,415

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,180
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,415
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393335323633
Row ID: 25393335323633403156-0FT

Guillermo Fierros works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Guillermo earned $71,415 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Luz Molinero

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,414

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,179
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,414
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3436343639
Row ID: 253436343639403156-0FT

Luz Molinero is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,414. They are represented by 15.

Isabel Guzman

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,399

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,547
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $71,399
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393539303832
Row ID: 25393539303832403156-0FT

Isabel Guzman is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,399. They are represented by 15.

Mario Ramirez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,322

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,115
Overtime: $168
Other pay: $1,683
Benefits: $10,355
Total compensation: $71,322
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333936353932
Row ID: 25333936353932403156-0FT

Mario Ramirez works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Mario earned $71,322 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Quintinn Wrong

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,249

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $57,971
Overtime: $1,194
Other pay: $1,410
Benefits: $10,674
Total compensation: $71,249
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3130313634
Row ID: 253130313634403156-0FT

Quintinn Wrong is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,249. Union affiliation: 15.

Hector Menjivar Valdez Jr

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,178

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $54,962
Overtime: $4,216
Other pay: $1,352
Benefits: $10,648
Total compensation: $71,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363830323135
Row ID: 25363830323135403156-0FT

Hector Menjivar Valdez Jr holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,178. They are represented by 15.

Michelle Myles

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$71,133

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $55,239
Overtime: $4,006
Other pay: $1,555
Benefits: $10,334
Total compensation: $71,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353031343733
Row ID: 25353031343733403156-0FT

At General Services, Michelle Myles serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,133. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Ron Hightower

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$70,682

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,776
Overtime: $2,362
Other pay: $1,194
Benefits: $10,350
Total compensation: $70,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393436313733
Row ID: 25393436313733403156-0FT

Ron Hightower is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,682. Union affiliation: 15.

Brett Lewis

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$70,187

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,353
Benefits: $10,668
Total compensation: $70,187
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393139303833
Row ID: 25393139303833403156-0FT

Brett Lewis holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,187. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Brandon Santizo

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$70,030

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,463
Overtime: $639
Other pay: $1,594
Benefits: $11,334
Total compensation: $70,030
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373230323034
Row ID: 25373230323034403156-0FT

Brandon Santizo works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Brandon earned $70,030 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Tracey Turner

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$69,997

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,298
Benefits: $10,355
Total compensation: $69,997
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3633393336
Row ID: 253633393336403156-0FT

At General Services, Tracey Turner serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,997. They are represented by 15.

Anthony Smith

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$69,751

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $57,897
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,175
Benefits: $10,679
Total compensation: $69,751
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343137313233
Row ID: 25343137313233403156-0FT

Anthony Smith holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,751. They are represented by 15.

Kevin Rice

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$69,572

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $54,127
Overtime: $2,468
Other pay: $2,641
Benefits: $10,336
Total compensation: $69,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3149-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343234313135
Row ID: 25343234313135403149-0FT

At General Services, Kevin Rice serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,572. Union affiliation: 15.

Jesus Hernandez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$69,249

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $51,359
Overtime: $5,677
Other pay: $1,931
Benefits: $10,282
Total compensation: $69,249
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363236343035
Row ID: 25363236343035403156-0FT

At General Services, Jesus Hernandez serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,249. They are represented by 15.

Eslenny Fernandez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$69,219

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $41,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,282
Benefits: $26,337
Total compensation: $69,219
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363039373034
Row ID: 25363039373034403156-0FT

At General Services, Eslenny Fernandez serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,219. They are represented by 15.

Teresa Ramirez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,846

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $57,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,233
Benefits: $10,313
Total compensation: $68,846
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3636343639
Row ID: 253636343639403156-0FT

Teresa Ramirez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $68,846. Union affiliation: 15.

Cesar Zacarias

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,645

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $47,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,546
Benefits: $19,202
Total compensation: $68,645
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313034383833
Row ID: 25313034383833403156-0FT

At General Services, Cesar Zacarias serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,645. They are represented by 15.

Nancy Huezo

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,625

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $53,919
Overtime: $2,785
Other pay: $1,276
Benefits: $10,645
Total compensation: $68,625
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363730323035
Row ID: 25363730323035403156-0FT

Nancy Huezo holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,625. Union affiliation: 15.

Tammie Yates

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,371

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,451
Overtime: $651
Other pay: $1,181
Benefits: $10,087
Total compensation: $68,371
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313635363133
Row ID: 25313635363133403156-0FT

At General Services, Tammie Yates serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,371. Union affiliation: 15.

John Thomas

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,205

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $53,414
Overtime: $2,338
Other pay: $1,817
Benefits: $10,635
Total compensation: $68,205
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373433393034
Row ID: 2537343339303440XXXX-XFT

At General Services, John Thomas serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,205. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Allen Hunt

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$68,135

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $51,870
Overtime: $1,604
Other pay: $3,314
Benefits: $11,347
Total compensation: $68,135
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383633393034
Row ID: 2538363339303440XXXX-XFT

Allen Hunt works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Allen earned $68,135 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Scott Carpenter

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$67,629

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $53,741
Overtime: $1,559
Other pay: $1,676
Benefits: $10,653
Total compensation: $67,629
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373338383833
Row ID: 25373338383833403156-0FT

Scott Carpenter holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,629. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Darian Brady

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$67,434

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,359
Overtime: $1,282
Other pay: $3,469
Benefits: $10,324
Total compensation: $67,434
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353636363035
Row ID: 25353636363035403156-0FT

Darian Brady holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,434. Their bargaining unit is 15.