Public Works - Engineering

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Public Works - Engineering is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,089 employees with median total compensation of $134,050; the highest distinct record was $366,119.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $126.6M
Employees: 1,089
Median total: $134,050
Highest record: $366,119

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$240,682+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,089 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($134,050) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $97,899 (84%)
Overtime — $1,172 (1%)
Other — $4,521 (4%)
Benefits — $12,645 (11%)

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

$8,199

$43,745

$134,050

$169,782

$201,235

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $201,235 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,199. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Civil Engineering Associate II

162 · $145,777

Civil Engineer

97 · $178,047

75 · $2,438

Civil Engineering Associate I

58 · $95,947

Civil Engineering Associate III

57 · $148,956

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	$120.1M —	949 —	$140,032 —
2025	$126.6M ▲ 5.4%	1,089 ▲ 14.8%	$134,050 ▼ 4.3%

Record list

Employees

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Saro Dersaroian

Building Electrical Engineer II/Public Works - Engineering

2025 total comp

$231,197

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $188,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,347
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $231,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 78
Job Class Pay Grade: 7543-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3331333031
Row ID: 253331333031787543-2FT

At Public Works - Engineering, Saro Dersaroian serves as a Building Electrical Engineer II within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $231,197. Their bargaining unit is 17.