Agency file

General Services

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The General Services provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 2,099 employees with median total compensation of $83,247; the highest distinct record was $408,974.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $176M
Employees: 2,099
Median total: $83,247
Highest record: $408,974

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$213,547+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,099 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,247) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $66,461 (79%)
Overtime — $2,579 (3%)
Other — $3,578 (4%)
Benefits — $11,247 (13%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$2,204

$17,572

$83,247

$134,255

$164,847

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,847 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,204. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

276 · $5,414

Custodian

199 · $73,022

Equipment Mechanic

183 · $139,182

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic

169 · $15,196

Carpenter - Hiring Hall

45 · $92,625

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$169.5M —	1,674 —	$98,579 —
2025	$176M ▲ 3.9%	2,099 ▲ 25.4%	$83,247 ▼ 15.6%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Jose Beltran

Electrical Craft Helper/General Services

2025 total comp

$107,154

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $76,867
Overtime: $1,678
Other pay: $2,501
Benefits: $26,108
Total compensation: $107,154
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3799-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3337303239
Row ID: 253337303239403799-0FT

Jose Beltran works as a Electrical Craft Helper for General Services within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Jose earned $107,154 in 2025. Union affiliation: 02.

Anthony Brownlee

Storekeeper/General Services

2025 total comp

$106,848

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $79,762
Overtime: $469
Other pay: $2,190
Benefits: $24,427
Total compensation: $106,848
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 14

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 1835-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3138393134
Row ID: 253138393134401835-0FT

Anthony Brownlee holds the role of Storekeeper at General Services within Service and Crafts. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,848. Union affiliation: 14.