City of Los Angeles / Water and Power / Custodian

Job-title file

Custodian

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

160 employees hold this title in Water and Power. Median total compensation for the role is $82,541, below the department median of $106,911.

Employees: 160
Total payroll: $12.6M
Role median: $82,541
Agency median: $106,911
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,201$122,044+

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

How total compensation varies among the 160 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Custodian 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 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 83,160 people — is $38,720. Water and Power pays a median base salary of $36,335 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Water and Power sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,700

$36,520

$38,720

$47,070

$56,300

Water and Power median · $36,335

The bar is the range of annual wages for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 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 Water and Power’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 2,209,760 people — is $36,840. Water and Power’s median base salary is 1% below that national figure, about the 47th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$28,640

$32,240

$36,840

$44,060

$50,270

Water and Power median · $36,335

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.

Computed over the 143 of 160 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Water and Power is $82,541, 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

Custodian is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In Water and Power, the median of $82,541 ranks #2 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Recreation and Parks

$88,849 · 1

Public Works - Sanitation

$81,400 · 17

Zoo

$79,630 · 16

General Services

$73,832 · 198

Police

$66,734 · 2

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

Compare jurisdictions

Custodian beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $77,741 ranks #5 of 18. See Custodian across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$120,190 · 992

$96,176 · 23

$88,717 · 536

$85,992 · 12

$69,555 · 18

$59,048 · 320

$44,421 · 5,653

$44,399 · 37

Median total compensation for comparable Custodianroles 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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Sully Maldonado

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$85,618

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,513
Overtime: $13,342
Other pay: $3,994
Benefits: $31,769
Total compensation: $85,618
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP393936323236
Row ID: 25WP393936323236FT

At Water and Power, Sully Maldonado serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,618. They are represented by 8.

Jody Anderson

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$85,105

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,427
Overtime: $14,098
Other pay: $2,811
Benefits: $31,769
Total compensation: $85,105
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353333373539
Row ID: 25WP353333373539FT

Jody Anderson is a Custodian at Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,105. They are represented by 8.

Shahondra Anderson

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$85,048

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,426
Overtime: $11,694
Other pay: $5,158
Benefits: $31,769
Total compensation: $85,048
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323839363636
Row ID: 25WP323839363636FT

At Water and Power, Shahondra Anderson serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,048. They are represented by 8.

Oscar Lopez

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$84,825

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,426
Overtime: $29,188
Other pay: $7,466
Benefits: $11,744
Total compensation: $84,825
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP333532383137
Row ID: 25WP333532383137FT

Oscar Lopez holds the role of Custodian at Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,825. They are represented by 8.

Lanette Chandler

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$84,692

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $35,657
Overtime: $13,008
Other pay: $4,257
Benefits: $31,769
Total compensation: $84,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP333939393431
Row ID: 25WP333939393431FT

At Water and Power, Lanette Chandler serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,692. Their bargaining unit is 8.

Alex Reyes

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$84,064

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $31,026
Overtime: $18,161
Other pay: $10,522
Benefits: $24,355
Total compensation: $84,064
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP383136343539
Row ID: 25WP383136343539FT

At Water and Power, Alex Reyes serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,064. They are represented by 8.

Ralton Robinson

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$84,024

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $38,235
Overtime: $29,051
Other pay: $4,994
Benefits: $11,744
Total compensation: $84,024
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353438333030
Row ID: 25WP353438333030FT

At Water and Power, Ralton Robinson serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,024. Union affiliation: 8.

Adriana Moreno

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$83,345

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $30,955
Overtime: $23,417
Other pay: $9,515
Benefits: $19,458
Total compensation: $83,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP383735363935
Row ID: 25WP383735363935FT

At Water and Power, Adriana Moreno serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,345. Their bargaining unit is 8.

Philip Cho

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$83,035

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $30,955
Overtime: $25,726
Other pay: $9,658
Benefits: $16,696
Total compensation: $83,035
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP333939343431
Row ID: 25WP333939343431FT

Philip Cho works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Philip earned $83,035 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8.

Armida Mendoza

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,651

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $25,291
Overtime: $15,388
Other pay: $13,504
Benefits: $28,468
Total compensation: $82,651
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323132393234
Row ID: 25WP323132393234FT

Armida Mendoza works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Armida earned $82,651 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8.

Andre Smart-Bey

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,621

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $33,656
Overtime: $29,477
Other pay: $8,445
Benefits: $11,043
Total compensation: $82,621
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP303630383238
Row ID: 25WP303630383238FT

Andre Smart-Bey works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Andre earned $82,621 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8.

Cornelius Woods

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,462

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,426
Overtime: $13,942
Other pay: $4,768
Benefits: $27,325
Total compensation: $82,462
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP373839313839
Row ID: 25WP373839313839FT

At Water and Power, Cornelius Woods serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,462. Union affiliation: 8.

Zachary Lieber

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,267

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $33,138
Overtime: $14,481
Other pay: $7,323
Benefits: $27,325
Total compensation: $82,267
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP363332313734
Row ID: 25WP363332313734FT

Zachary Lieber holds the role of Custodian at Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,267. Union affiliation: 8.

Daivon Harris

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,113

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $33,318
Overtime: $11,164
Other pay: $5,887
Benefits: $31,745
Total compensation: $82,113
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP343334343931
Row ID: 25WP343334343931FT

Daivon Harris works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Daivon earned $82,113 in 2025. They are represented by 8.

Gregory Scott

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$82,025

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,427
Overtime: $18,629
Other pay: $4,296
Benefits: $22,673
Total compensation: $82,025
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP363538383034
Row ID: 25WP363538383034FT

At Water and Power, Gregory Scott serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,025. Union affiliation: 8.

Tyrone Butler

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$81,979

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,650
Overtime: $20,948
Other pay: $13,198
Benefits: $11,183
Total compensation: $81,979
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP343132313237
Row ID: 25WP343132313237FT

Tyrone Butler works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Tyrone earned $81,979 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8.

Thao Duong

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$81,482

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $30,955
Overtime: $9,241
Other pay: $13,369
Benefits: $27,916
Total compensation: $81,482
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323231363632
Row ID: 25WP323231363632FT

Thao Duong works as a Custodian for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Thao earned $81,482 in 2025. They are represented by 8.

Yanina Diaz

Custodian/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$80,280

Sub-department: Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $36,427
Overtime: $14,404
Other pay: $6,776
Benefits: $22,673
Total compensation: $80,280
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353333343139
Row ID: 25WP353333343139FT

At Water and Power, Yanina Diaz serves as a Custodian within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,280. Their bargaining unit is 8.