City of Los Angeles / Police / Communications Electrician

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Communications Electrician

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

20 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $157,797, below the department median of $164,936.

Employees: 20
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $157,797
Agency median: $164,936
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$122$179,404+

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How total compensation varies among the 20 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.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Communications Electrician is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Police, the median of $157,797 ranks #4 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Airports

$182,554 · 11

Public Works - Sanitation

$171,273 · 2

Fire

$170,028 · 7

Information Technology Agency

$148,484 · 51

Recreation and Parks

$128,109 · 1

Water and Power

$113,365 · 48

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

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Communications Electrician beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $144,797 ranks #1 of 2. See Communications Electrician across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$144,685 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Communications Electricianroles 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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Douglas Hu

Communications Electrician/Police

2025 total comp

$134,241

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $114,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,682
Benefits: $18,482
Total compensation: $134,241
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3931333232
Row ID: 253931333232703686-0FT

Douglas Hu is a Communications Electrician at Police within Building Trades. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,241. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Eric Hougesen

Communications Electrician/Police

2025 total comp

$131,664

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $118,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,018
Benefits: $10,888
Total compensation: $131,664
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3137353734
Row ID: 253137353734703686-0FT

Eric Hougesen is a Communications Electrician at Police within Building Trades. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,664. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Gerardo Ruiz

Communications Electrician/Police

2025 total comp

$130,254

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $109,794
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,050
Benefits: $15,409
Total compensation: $130,254
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 3686-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323437323933
Row ID: 25323437323933703686-0FT

Gerardo Ruiz holds the role of Communications Electrician at Police within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,254. Their bargaining unit is 02.