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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Victoria Ventolero

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$91,119

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,559
Overtime: $10,291
Other pay: $1,932
Benefits: $26,337
Total compensation: $91,119
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: 353639333034
Row ID: 25353639333034403156-0FT

Victoria Ventolero holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,119. Union affiliation: 15.

Francisco Zepeda

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$90,801

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $60,411
Overtime: $2,155
Other pay: $1,866
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $90,801
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: 3935353735
Row ID: 253935353735403156-0FT

Francisco Zepeda works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Francisco earned $90,801 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Bertha Rizo

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$90,766

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $61,108
Overtime: $2,115
Other pay: $1,174
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $90,766
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: 303031313233
Row ID: 25303031313233403156-0FT

Bertha Rizo is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $90,766. They are represented by 15.

Gabriel Hernandez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$90,582

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $50,474
Overtime: $10,128
Other pay: $3,643
Benefits: $26,337
Total compensation: $90,582
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: 313134393932
Row ID: 25313134393932403156-0FT

Gabriel Hernandez works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Gabriel earned $90,582 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Jorge Zepeda

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$89,750

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $61,108
Overtime: $1,424
Other pay: $1,174
Benefits: $26,044
Total compensation: $89,750
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: 3637373735
Row ID: 253637373735403156-0FT

Jorge Zepeda is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,750. They are represented by 15.

Salvador Talavera

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$89,612

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $61,108
Overtime: $2,565
Other pay: $3,494
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $89,612
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: 3230303134
Row ID: 253230303134403156-0FT

Salvador Talavera works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Salvador earned $89,612 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Charlotte Dunn

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$89,235

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,311
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $89,235
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: 3138393531
Row ID: 253138393531403156-0FT

Charlotte Dunn works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Charlotte earned $89,235 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Yaneth Rubio

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,958

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,354
Overtime: $3,731
Other pay: $1,831
Benefits: $25,041
Total compensation: $88,958
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: 383633393633
Row ID: 25383633393633403156-0FT

Yaneth Rubio holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,958. Union affiliation: 15.

James Hinton

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,771

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $3,126
Other pay: $3,644
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $88,771
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: 3238343531
Row ID: 253238343531403156-0FT

James Hinton works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. James earned $88,771 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Sandra Melara

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,747

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $56,230
Overtime: $3,595
Other pay: $2,565
Benefits: $26,357
Total compensation: $88,747
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: 3239353435
Row ID: 253239353435403156-0FT

Sandra Melara works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Sandra earned $88,747 in 2025. Union affiliation: 15.

Jurrel Fleming

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,538

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,221
Overtime: $1,770
Other pay: $1,178
Benefits: $26,370
Total compensation: $88,538
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: 313230333031
Row ID: 25313230333031403156-0FT

Jurrel Fleming holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,538. Union affiliation: 15.

Maria Coreas Arias

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,286

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,512
Overtime: $1,246
Other pay: $1,173
Benefits: $26,354
Total compensation: $88,286
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: 3335383337
Row ID: 253335383337403156-0FT

At General Services, Maria Coreas Arias serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,286. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Brigido Vera

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$88,087

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $61,108
Overtime: $3,346
Other pay: $1,183
Benefits: $22,451
Total compensation: $88,087
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: 323033383233
Row ID: 25323033383233403156-0FT

Brigido Vera holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,087. They are represented by 15.

Donald Harris

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,861

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $1,991
Other pay: $3,869
Benefits: $22,446
Total compensation: $87,861
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: 3136373435
Row ID: 253136373435403156-0FT

Donald Harris is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,861. Their bargaining unit is 15.

David Preciado

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,642

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,072
Overtime: $1,024
Other pay: $1,178
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $87,642
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: 323632313031
Row ID: 25323632313031403156-0FT

David Preciado holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,642. Union affiliation: 15.

Hugo Olguin

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,579

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,003
Overtime: $2,342
Other pay: $1,181
Benefits: $26,052
Total compensation: $87,579
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: 313332333733
Row ID: 25313332333733403156-0FT

Hugo Olguin is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,579. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Charles Mayfield Jr

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,533

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $52,564
Overtime: $6,948
Other pay: $1,685
Benefits: $26,337
Total compensation: $87,533
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: 383332383035
Row ID: 25383332383035403156-0FT

Charles Mayfield Jr holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,533. Union affiliation: 15.

Arturo Campa

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,460

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $126
Other pay: $1,410
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $87,460
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: 313533333031
Row ID: 25313533333031403156-0FT

Arturo Campa works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Arturo earned $87,460 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Silvia Valladares

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$87,112

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,189
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $87,112
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: 383430333932
Row ID: 25383430333932403156-0FT

Silvia Valladares holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,112. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Alberto Aldana

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$86,959

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,629
Benefits: $22,774
Total compensation: $86,959
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: 303638343031
Row ID: 25303638343031403156-0FT

Alberto Aldana works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Alberto earned $86,959 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Juan Gomez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$86,884

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,193
Benefits: $26,368
Total compensation: $86,884
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: 393137313031
Row ID: 25393137313031403156-0FT

Juan Gomez holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,884. Union affiliation: 15.

Diante Mccauley

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$86,783

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $57,435
Overtime: $1,794
Other pay: $1,203
Benefits: $26,352
Total compensation: $86,783
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: 323136383933
Row ID: 2532313638393340XXXX-XFT

Diante Mccauley works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Diante earned $86,783 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Raudel Velasquez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$86,561

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $58,278
Overtime: $656
Other pay: $1,271
Benefits: $26,357
Total compensation: $86,561
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: 343134373733
Row ID: 25343134373733403156-0FT

Raudel Velasquez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,561. Their bargaining unit is 15.