City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Sanitation

Agency file

Public Works - Sanitation

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

The Public Works - Sanitation operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 4,005 employees with median total compensation of $118,358; the highest distinct record was $427,042.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $430.8M
Employees: 4,005
Median total: $118,358
Highest record: $427,042

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$235,160+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,005 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($118,358) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $78,508 (73%)
Overtime — $9,989 (9%)
Other — $4,636 (4%)
Benefits — $14,421 (13%)

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

$5,777

$51,459

$118,358

$152,324

$186,275

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,275 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,777. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Refuse Collection Truck Operator II

758 · $136,324

Maintenance Laborer

381 · $88,682

317 · $952

Environmental Compliance Inspector

166 · $134,683

Wastewater Conveyance Operator II

164 · $137,597

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	$405.3M —	3,444 —	$124,553 —
2025	$430.8M ▲ 6.3%	4,005 ▲ 16.3%	$118,358 ▼ 5.0%

Record list

Employees

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Marisela Reyes

Senior Management Analyst II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$217,564

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $26,276
Total compensation: $217,564
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3233383133
Row ID: 253233383133829171-2FT

Marisela Reyes holds the role of Senior Management Analyst II at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $217,564. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Nekpen Aimiuwu

Chief Environmental Compliance Inspector I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$217,443

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $172,207
Overtime: $19,202
Other pay: $4,830
Benefits: $21,203
Total compensation: $217,443
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 4289-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313335373932
Row ID: 25313335373932824289-1FT

Nekpen Aimiuwu holds the role of Chief Environmental Compliance Inspector I at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $217,443. Union affiliation: 19.

Meehae Oh

Senior Management Analyst II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$216,843

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,224
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $216,843
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3838363232
Row ID: 253838363232829171-2FT

Meehae Oh is a Senior Management Analyst II at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $216,843. Union affiliation: 20.

Sheri Symons

Senior Environmental Engineer/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$216,582

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $187,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,870
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $216,582
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7874-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3630333335
Row ID: 253630333335827874-0FT

Sheri Symons holds the role of Senior Environmental Engineer at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $216,582. Their bargaining unit is 17.

Christine Heinrich-Josties

Senior Environmental Engineer/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$216,159

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $174,886
Overtime: $2,456
Other pay: $14,499
Benefits: $24,317
Total compensation: $216,159
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7874-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333430333733
Row ID: 25333430333733827874-0FT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Christine Heinrich-Josties serves as a Senior Environmental Engineer within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,159. Union affiliation: 17.

Shahrouzeh Saneie

Senior Environmental Engineer/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$215,749

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $188,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,977
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $215,749
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 7874-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3730363734
Row ID: 253730363734827874-0FT

Shahrouzeh Saneie holds the role of Senior Environmental Engineer at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $215,749. They are represented by 17.

Quyen Doan

Senior Management Analyst II/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$215,692

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $186,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,050
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $215,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343434313031
Row ID: 25343434313031829171-2FT

Quyen Doan holds the role of Senior Management Analyst II at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $215,692. They are represented by 20.