Laboratory Technician I

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

8 employees hold this title in Public Works - Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $34,817, below the department median of $118,358.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $277.1K
Role median: $34,817
Agency median: $118,358
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30,946$37,279+

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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 Public Works - Sanitation, the median of $34,817 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police

$82,496 · 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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Jesus Ruiz

Laboratory Technician I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$37,339

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $27,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,851
Benefits: $7,610
Total compensation: $37,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313432373135
Row ID: 25313432373135827854-1FT

Jesus Ruiz works as a Laboratory Technician I for Public Works - Sanitation within Technical. Their status is full-time. Jesus earned $37,339 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.