Equipment Mechanic

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

77 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $140,574, below the department median of $164,936.

Employees: 77
Total payroll: $10.4M
Role median: $140,574
Agency median: $164,936
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$300$161,597+

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How total compensation varies among the 77 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

Equipment Mechanic is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In Police, the median of $140,574 ranks #3 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$152,959 · 179

$151,665 · 21

$130,611 · 11

$116,045 · 50

$118 · 1

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

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Equipment Mechanic beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $141,017 ranks #1 of 4. See Equipment Mechanic across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$59,459 · 16

City of Milwaukee

$40,116 · 14

City of Albuquerque

$22,550 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Equipment Mechanicroles 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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Kirk Nishimura

Equipment Mechanic/Police

2025 total comp

$105,400

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $81,496
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,437
Benefits: $18,467
Total compensation: $105,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 14

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 3711-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3130303439
Row ID: 253130303439703711-5FT

At Police, Kirk Nishimura serves as a Equipment Mechanic within Service and Crafts. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,400. Their bargaining unit is 14.