City of Los Angeles / Police / Laboratory Technician I

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Laboratory Technician I

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

8 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $82,496, below the department median of $164,936.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $602.5K
Role median: $82,496
Agency median: $164,936
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$25,153$108,317+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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

Laboratory Technician I is held in 2 City of Los Angeles departments. In Police, the median of $82,496 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Sanitation

$34,817 · 8

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

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Laboratory Technician beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $85,661 ranks #2 of 15. See Laboratory Technician across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$122,537 · 14

Massachusetts

$76,218 · 19

City of Chicago

$64,488 · 7

Johnson County, Kansas

$59,805 · 5

$58,016 · 28

$57,526 · 7

$52,137 · 21

$46,895 · 55

Median total compensation for comparable Laboratory Technicianroles 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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Thomas An

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$109,132

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,016
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,669
Benefits: $26,446
Total compensation: $109,132
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 303133363035
Row ID: 25303133363035707854-1FT

Thomas An works as a Laboratory Technician I for Police within Technical. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $109,132 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Wilson Ngo

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$103,311

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $78,853
Overtime: $1,217
Other pay: $731
Benefits: $22,509
Total compensation: $103,311
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313937333035
Row ID: 25313937333035707854-1FT

At Police, Wilson Ngo serves as a Laboratory Technician I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,311. They are represented by 21.

Antonio Tianco

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$99,947

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $77,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,477
Benefits: $20,602
Total compensation: $99,947
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323031383533
Row ID: 2532303138353370XXXX-XPV

Antonio Tianco works as a Laboratory Technician I for Police within Na. Their status is per event. Antonio earned $99,947 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Xx.

Irene Marcum

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$84,777

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $61,146
Overtime: $889
Other pay: $622
Benefits: $22,120
Total compensation: $84,777
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323633323035
Row ID: 25323633323035707854-1FT

At Police, Irene Marcum serves as a Laboratory Technician I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,777. Union affiliation: 21.

Cortnee Wilson

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$80,215

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $60,154
Overtime: $710
Other pay: $1,063
Benefits: $18,288
Total compensation: $80,215
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343937333035
Row ID: 25343937333035707854-1FT

Cortnee Wilson is a Laboratory Technician I at Police within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,215. Union affiliation: 21.

Nidia Contreras

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$70,489

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $58,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,054
Benefits: $10,672
Total compensation: $70,489
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373033363035
Row ID: 25373033363035707854-1FT

Nidia Contreras holds the role of Laboratory Technician I at Police within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,489. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Alexander Vazquez

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$29,463

Base pay: $20,052
Overtime: $1,316
Other pay: $630
Benefits: $7,465
Total compensation: $29,463
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333937333035
Row ID: 25333937333035707854-0FT

Alexander Vazquez works as a Laboratory Technician I for Police. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $29,463 in 2025.

Daisy Martin

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$25,153

Base pay: $20,052
Overtime: $525
Other pay: $1,027
Benefits: $3,550
Total compensation: $25,153
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 70
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323133363035
Row ID: 25323133363035707854-0FT

Daisy Martin holds the role of Laboratory Technician I at Police. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,153.