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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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

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Record list

Employees

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Shelley Green

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,530

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $51,325
Overtime: $314
Other pay: $1,252
Benefits: $10,639
Total compensation: $63,530
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: 333730323035
Row ID: 25333730323035403156-0FT

Shelley Green holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,530. They are represented by 15.

Victor Cobos Vargas

Air Conditioning Mechanic - Hiring Hall/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,506

Sub-department: Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall
Base pay: $63,506
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,506
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 35

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 0855-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343336363135
Row ID: 25343336363135400855-0PT

Victor Cobos Vargas holds the role of Air Conditioning Mechanic - Hiring Hall at General Services within Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,506. Union affiliation: 35.

Josefina Valdez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,432

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $59,508
Overtime: $337
Other pay: $2,822
Benefits: $765
Total compensation: $63,432
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: 3630393935
Row ID: 253630393935403156-0FT

Josefina Valdez holds the role of Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,432. They are represented by 15.

Ruben Rodriguez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,263

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $49,327
Overtime: $2,061
Other pay: $1,244
Benefits: $10,630
Total compensation: $63,263
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: 343438373034
Row ID: 25343438373034403156-0FT

At General Services, Ruben Rodriguez serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,263. They are represented by 15.

Luis Barajas

Na/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,217

Sub-department: Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall
Base pay: $61,711
Overtime: $1,184
Other pay: $322
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,217
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 35

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3436313935
Row ID: 25343631393540XXXX-XPT

Luis Barajas works as a Na for General Services within Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall. Their status is part-time. Luis earned $63,217 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 35.

Jarmine Sparks

Custodian Supervisor/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,182

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $52,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,108
Total compensation: $63,182
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 3176-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3234383337
Row ID: 253234383337403176-0FT

Jarmine Sparks works as a Custodian Supervisor for General Services within Supervisory Blue Collar. Their status is full-time. Jarmine earned $63,182 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 12.

Fernando Dominguez

Painter - Hiring Hall/General Services

2025 total comp

$63,032

Sub-department: Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall
Base pay: $61,814
Overtime: $110
Other pay: $1,108
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,032
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 35

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 0870-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313132343034
Row ID: 25313132343034400870-0PT

Fernando Dominguez is a Painter - Hiring Hall at General Services within Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $63,032. They are represented by 35.

Benicio Hernandez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$62,928

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $50,846
Overtime: $600
Other pay: $1,163
Benefits: $10,320
Total compensation: $62,928
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: 373538333433
Row ID: 25373538333433403156-0FT

Benicio Hernandez is a Custodian at General Services within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,928. They are represented by 15.

Miriam Cisneros Jimenez

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$62,878

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $49,990
Overtime: $712
Other pay: $1,537
Benefits: $10,639
Total compensation: $62,878
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: 303437313134
Row ID: 25303437313134403156-0FT

Miriam Cisneros Jimenez works as a Custodian for General Services within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. Miriam earned $62,878 in 2025. They are represented by 15.

Marquis Mccune

Custodian/General Services

2025 total comp

$62,793

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $49,795
Overtime: $1,521
Other pay: $1,153
Benefits: $10,324
Total compensation: $62,793
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: 333135393035
Row ID: 25333135393035403156-0FT

At General Services, Marquis Mccune serves as a Custodian within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,793. They are represented by 15.