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City of Los Angeles / Recreation and Parks / Cement Finisher

Job-title file

Cement Finisher

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

5 employees hold this title in Recreation and Parks. Median total compensation for the role is $139,504, above the department median of $5,676.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$695.6K
Role median
$139,504
Agency median
$5,676
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Cement Finisher pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — about 7,810 people — is $63,790. Recreation and Parks pays a median base salary of $101,242 for this role, 59% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Recreation and Parks sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$46,160
$52,210
$63,790
$83,910
$99,420
Recreation and Parks median · $101,242

The bar is the range of annual wages for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Recreation and Parks’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers — about 206,170 people — is $57,020. Recreation and Parks’s median base salary is 78% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$39,190
$47,010
$57,020
$66,870
$85,480
Recreation and Parks median · $101,242

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Recreation and Parks is $139,504, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Los Angeles

Cement Finisher is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Recreation and Parks, the median of $139,504 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Transportation
$134,572 · 3
Airports
$133,515 · 3
Zoo
$110,973 · 2
Water and Power
$107,858 · 15

Median total compensation for the Cement Finisher role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Cement Finisher beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $137,674 ranks #1 of 10. See Cement Finisher across all of City of Los Angeles

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable Cement Finisherroles 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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Kevin Bajakian

Cement Finisher/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp
$151,163
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$102,105
Overtime
$12,743
Other pay
$9,796
Benefits
$26,520
Total compensation
$151,163
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
88
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
353336323035
Row ID
25353336323035883353-0FT

Kevin Bajakian works as a Cement Finisher for Recreation and Parks within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $151,163 in 2025. Union affiliation: 02.

Carlos Acevedo

Cement Finisher/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp
$149,300
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$101,242
Overtime
$11,109
Other pay
$10,450
Benefits
$26,500
Total compensation
$149,300
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
88
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
383531373533
Row ID
25383531373533883353-0FT

Carlos Acevedo works as a Cement Finisher for Recreation and Parks within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. Carlos earned $149,300 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Cesar Fashen

Cement Finisher/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp
$139,504
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$102,478
Overtime
$2,911
Other pay
$7,938
Benefits
$26,176
Total compensation
$139,504
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
88
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
393033373633
Row ID
25393033373633883353-0FT

Cesar Fashen holds the role of Cement Finisher at Recreation and Parks within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,504. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Jose Castaneda

Cement Finisher/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp
$138,087
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$96,782
Overtime
$13,599
Other pay
$7,090
Benefits
$20,616
Total compensation
$138,087
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
88
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
363239313833
Row ID
25363239313833883353-0FT

At Recreation and Parks, Jose Castaneda serves as a Cement Finisher within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,087. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Arthur Galvan

Cement Finisher/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp
$117,552
Sub-department
Building Trades
Base pay
$89,025
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,028
Benefits
$26,499
Total compensation
$117,552
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
88
Job Class Pay Grade
3353-0
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
3135313532
Row ID
253135313532883353-0FT

Arthur Galvan holds the role of Cement Finisher at Recreation and Parks within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,552. They are represented by 02.