City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Sanitation / Laboratory Technician II

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Laboratory Technician II

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

25 employees hold this title in Public Works - Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $104,968, below the department median of $118,358.

Employees: 25
Total payroll: $2.6M
Role median: $104,968
Agency median: $118,358
Comparison: Below

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Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8,315$157,091+

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How total compensation varies among the 25 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 II is held in 2 City of Los Angeles departments. In Public Works - Sanitation, the median of $104,968 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police

$136,030 · 1

Median total compensation for the Laboratory Technician II 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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Lindsey Jeans-Shaw

Laboratory Technician II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$104,968

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $77,409
Overtime: $3,449
Other pay: $13,380
Benefits: $10,730
Total compensation: $104,968
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353236383034
Row ID: 25353236383034827854-2FT

Lindsey Jeans-Shaw holds the role of Laboratory Technician II at Public Works - Sanitation within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,968. They are represented by 21.

Joshua Silva

Laboratory Technician II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$97,659

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $77,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,714
Benefits: $16,705
Total compensation: $97,659
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323034383034
Row ID: 25323034383034827854-2FT

Joshua Silva is a Laboratory Technician II at Public Works - Sanitation within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,659. Union affiliation: 21.

Jose Garcia

Laboratory Technician II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$97,630

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $69,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,858
Benefits: $23,690
Total compensation: $97,630
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 3113-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383634353135
Row ID: 25383634353135823113-2FT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Jose Garcia serves as a Laboratory Technician II within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,630. They are represented by 04.