Chemist I

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

14 employees hold this title in Public Works - Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $116,276, below the department median of $118,358.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $116,276
Agency median: $118,358
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$191$149,699+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Chemist beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $112,907 ranks #4 of 16. See Chemist across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$178,405 · 40

$132,127 · 18

$119,753 · 11

$108,620 · 7

$74,235 · 6

$70,150 · 32

$68,709 · 136

$65,323 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Chemistroles 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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Don Tran

Chemist I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$102,609

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $76,060
Overtime: $11,099
Other pay: $5,057
Benefits: $10,393
Total compensation: $102,609
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7833-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373738343234
Row ID: 25373738343234827833-1FT

Don Tran works as a Chemist I for Public Works - Sanitation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Don earned $102,609 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 08.