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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Silvano Aguila

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,967

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,281
Overtime: $2,412
Other pay: $1,189
Benefits: $24,086
Total compensation: $85,967
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: 3236323236
Row ID: 253236323236403156-0FT

Silvano Aguila works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Silvano earned $85,967 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Albert Leyvas

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,952

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,095
Overtime: $1,908
Other pay: $1,604
Benefits: $26,346
Total compensation: $85,952
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: 3033373633
Row ID: 253033373633403156-0FT

Albert Leyvas is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,952. Union affiliation: 15.

Charles Crumble

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,857

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,233
Overtime: $5,149
Other pay: $4,001
Benefits: $20,474
Total compensation: $85,857
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: 303337323832
Row ID: 25303337323832403156-0FT

Charles Crumble works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $85,857 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Yvette Sowell

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,378

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $3,488
Other pay: $1,877
Benefits: $20,457
Total compensation: $85,378
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: 323937363733
Row ID: 25323937363733403156-0FT

Yvette Sowell holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,378. Union affiliation: 15.

Ahmed Wako

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,341

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,933
Benefits: $23,859
Total compensation: $85,341
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: 3334333835
Row ID: 253334333835403156-0FT

Ahmed Wako works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Ahmed earned $85,341 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Kahlil Lewis

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,225

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,678
Overtime: $5,037
Other pay: $1,492
Benefits: $26,018
Total compensation: $85,225
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: 373234313135
Row ID: 25373234313135403156-0FT

Kahlil Lewis works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Kahlil earned $85,225 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Alfredo Figueroa M

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$85,180

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,349
Overtime: $1,752
Other pay: $1,634
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $85,180
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: 3036333132
Row ID: 253036333132403156-0FT

Alfredo Figueroa M is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,180. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Santos Burgos

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$84,997

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $1,388
Other pay: $3,893
Benefits: $20,161
Total compensation: $84,997
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: 3134343735
Row ID: 253134343735403156-0FT

Santos Burgos works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Santos earned $84,997 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Charles Weaver

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$84,980

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,133
Overtime: $1,312
Other pay: $1,172
Benefits: $26,363
Total compensation: $84,980
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: 3631353939
Row ID: 253631353939403156-0FT

Charles Weaver works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Charles earned $84,980 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Tuyen Vu

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$84,666

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,451
Overtime: $838
Other pay: $3,302
Benefits: $24,075
Total compensation: $84,666
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: 383632313031
Row ID: 25383632313031403156-0FT

At General Services, Tuyen Vu serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,666. They are represented by 15.

Maria Valencia Barragan

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$84,502

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,240
Overtime: $4,391
Other pay: $1,397
Benefits: $20,474
Total compensation: $84,502
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: 323636363733
Row ID: 25323636363733403156-0FT

At General Services, Maria Valencia Barragan serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,502. They are represented by 15.

James Martinez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,872

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $687
Other pay: $1,184
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $83,872
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: 3137373136
Row ID: 253137373136403156-0FT

James Martinez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,872. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Rafael Roque

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,834

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,622
Overtime: $3,553
Other pay: $1,323
Benefits: $26,337
Total compensation: $83,834
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: 343131313932
Row ID: 25343131313932403149-0FT

Rafael Roque is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,834. They are represented by 15.

Hector Menjivar

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,625

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,623
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $83,625
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: 3333373236
Row ID: 253333373236403156-0FT

At General Services, Hector Menjivar serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,625. Union affiliation: 15.

Octavio Lopez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,561

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,986
Overtime: $2,788
Other pay: $1,303
Benefits: $20,485
Total compensation: $83,561
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: 3533323632
Row ID: 253533323632403156-0FT

Octavio Lopez works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Octavio earned $83,561 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Dinora Araujo Castro

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,275

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,451
Overtime: $3,186
Other pay: $1,202
Benefits: $22,435
Total compensation: $83,275
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: 363038303733
Row ID: 25363038303733403156-0FT

At General Services, Dinora Araujo Castro serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,275. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Marvin Bridges

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,235

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,195
Benefits: $20,485
Total compensation: $83,235
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: 3630343638
Row ID: 253630343638403156-0FT

At General Services, Marvin Bridges serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,235. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Hector Galdamez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,223

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,222
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $83,223
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: 3037333236
Row ID: 253037333236403156-0FT

Hector Galdamez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,223. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Josefina Raya

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,175

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $83,175
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: 3032393639
Row ID: 253032393639403156-0FT

At General Services, Josefina Raya serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,175. They are represented by 15.

Aida Marban

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$83,175

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $83,175
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: 3131333933
Row ID: 253131333933403156-0FT

Aida Marban works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Aida earned $83,175 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Katia Marquez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,959

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $1,684
Other pay: $1,234
Benefits: $20,485
Total compensation: $82,959
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: 393231303932
Row ID: 25393231303932403156-0FT

Katia Marquez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,959. Union affiliation: 15.

Felix Soriano

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,939

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $57,258
Overtime: $2,062
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $82,939
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: 313931313031
Row ID: 25313931313031403156-0FT

Felix Soriano holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,939. They are represented by 15.

Willie Carreon

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,792

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,199
Benefits: $22,038
Total compensation: $82,792
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: 3732333835
Row ID: 253732333835403156-0FT

Willie Carreon works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Willie earned $82,792 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Pablo Colmenares

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,773

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,527
Overtime: $1,112
Other pay: $1,622
Benefits: $20,511
Total compensation: $82,773
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: 3435383032
Row ID: 253435383032403156-0FT

Pablo Colmenares is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,773. Union affiliation: 15.

Jose Alvarez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,620

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,451
Overtime: $2,555
Other pay: $1,179
Benefits: $22,435
Total compensation: $82,620
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: 3731323635
Row ID: 253731323635403156-0FT

Jose Alvarez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,620. Union affiliation: 15.

Maria Polanco

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,242

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $54,458
Overtime: $5,961
Other pay: $1,692
Benefits: $20,130
Total compensation: $82,242
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: 333733313035
Row ID: 25333733313035403156-0FT

At General Services, Maria Polanco serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,242. Union affiliation: 15.

Dion Curry

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,193

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,359
Overtime: $2,143
Other pay: $1,678
Benefits: $26,013
Total compensation: $82,193
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: 393136383035
Row ID: 25393136383035403156-0FT

Dion Curry works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Dion earned $82,193 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Alejandra Lopez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$82,103

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,410
Benefits: $22,435
Total compensation: $82,103
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: 3635383637
Row ID: 253635383637403156-0FT

At General Services, Alejandra Lopez serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,103. They are represented by 15.

Tomas Estanislao

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$81,977

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,451
Overtime: $13,302
Other pay: $1,180
Benefits: $11,043
Total compensation: $81,977
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: 353836373733
Row ID: 25353836373733403156-0FT

Tomas Estanislao is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $81,977. They are represented by 15.