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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Daniel Forslund

Wastewater Treatment Electrician I/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$227,037

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $153,073
Overtime: $39,344
Other pay: $8,020
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $227,037
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 5615-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323032373533
Row ID: 25323032373533825615-1FT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Daniel Forslund serves as a Wastewater Treatment Electrician I within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $227,037. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Charles Senaya

Senior Environmental Engineer/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$225,992

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $188,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,147
Benefits: $26,594
Total compensation: $225,992
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: 3631333137
Row ID: 253631333137827874-0FT

Charles Senaya is a Senior Environmental Engineer at Public Works - Sanitation within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $225,992. They are represented by 17.

Sean Zweifel

Wastewater Treatment Electrical Supervisor/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$225,534

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $170,442
Overtime: $2,550
Other pay: $27,031
Benefits: $25,511
Total compensation: $225,534
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 4128-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343432333733
Row ID: 25343432333733824128-1FT

Sean Zweifel is a Wastewater Treatment Electrical Supervisor at Public Works - Sanitation within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $225,534. They are represented by 36.