City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Sanitation / Chemist I

Job-title file

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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Juan Paredez

Chemist I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$124,890

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $92,268
Overtime: $4,962
Other pay: $4,282
Benefits: $23,378
Total compensation: $124,890
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7833-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393931313135
Row ID: 25393931313135827833-1FT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Juan Paredez serves as a Chemist I within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,890. Their bargaining unit is 08.

Enrico Santos

Chemist I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$123,758

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $95,032
Overtime: $3,053
Other pay: $1,651
Benefits: $24,022
Total compensation: $123,758
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7833-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323631303134
Row ID: 25323631303134827833-2FT

Enrico Santos holds the role of Chemist I at Public Works - Sanitation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,758. Their bargaining unit is 08.

Michael Trinh

Chemist I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$122,523

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $109,617
Overtime: $259
Other pay: $1,790
Benefits: $10,856
Total compensation: $122,523
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: 363233313135
Row ID: 25363233313135827833-1FT

Michael Trinh works as a Chemist I for Public Works - Sanitation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $122,523 in 2025. Union affiliation: 08.