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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Daisy Martin

Laboratory Technician I/Police

2025 total comp

$25,153

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $20,052
Overtime: $525
Other pay: $1,027
Benefits: $3,550
Total compensation: $25,153
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: 323133363035
Row ID: 25323133363035707854-1FT

Daisy Martin holds the role of Laboratory Technician I at Police within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $25,153. Their bargaining unit is 21.