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City of Los Angeles / Water and Power / Electrical Mechanic

Job-title file

Electrical Mechanic

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

488 employees hold this title in Water and Power. Median total compensation for the role is $129,490, above the department median of $106,911.

Employees
488
Total payroll
$61.6M
Role median
$129,490
Agency median
$106,911
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$150$190,228+

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

How total compensation varies among the 488 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

Electrical Mechanic 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 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — about 300 people — is $66,040. Water and Power pays a median base salary of $75,490 for this role, 14% above that figureabout the 83rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Water and Power sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,700
$55,440
$66,040
$73,130
$77,750
Water and Power median · $75,490

The bar is the range of annual wages for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 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 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — about 14,450 people — is $56,210. Water and Power’s median base salary is 34% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$37,100
$45,190
$56,210
$69,090
$85,200
Water and Power median · $75,490

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 461 of 488 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 $129,490, 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

Electrical Mechanic is held in 3 City of Los Angeles departments. In Water and Power, the median of $129,490 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Airports
$190 · 1
Harbor
$66 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Electrical Mechanic beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $129,277 ranks #1 of 4. See Electrical Mechanic across all of City of Los Angeles

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Chicago
$120,120 · 295
New Jersey
$71,394 · 52
City of Baltimore
$57,431 · 43

Median total compensation for comparable Electrical Mechanicroles 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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Danny Kuk

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$65,354
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$46,062
Overtime
$7,343
Other pay
$2,539
Benefits
$9,411
Total compensation
$65,354
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP383830303030
Row ID
25WP383830303030FT

At Water and Power, Danny Kuk serves as a Electrical Mechanic within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,354. Union affiliation: 8.

Kenji Dodson

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$64,624
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$45,867
Benefits
$18,757
Total compensation
$64,624
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-5
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP363238373836
Row ID
25WP363238373836FT

Kenji Dodson works as a Electrical Mechanic for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Kenji earned $64,624 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8.

John Callaway

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$61,757
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$3,417
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$29,708
Benefits
$28,632
Total compensation
$61,757
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-5
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP363538343835
Row ID
25WP363538343835FT

John Callaway works as a Electrical Mechanic for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. John earned $61,757 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 8.

Travis Hamby

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$59,583
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$25,155
Overtime
$6,504
Other pay
$1,366
Benefits
$26,558
Total compensation
$59,583
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-5
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP313535323032
Row ID
25WP313535323032FT

Travis Hamby works as a Electrical Mechanic for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Travis earned $59,583 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8.

Kurt Nelson

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$58,271
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$6,075
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,427
Benefits
$31,769
Total compensation
$58,271
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-5
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP383139363436
Row ID
25WP383139363436FT

Kurt Nelson works as a Electrical Mechanic for Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. Kurt earned $58,271 in 2025. Union affiliation: 8.

Thomas Walker

Electrical Mechanic/Water and Power

2025 total comp
$58,001
Sub-department
Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay
$46,062
Overtime
$5,060
Other pay
$2,288
Benefits
$4,591
Total compensation
$58,001
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
98
Job Class Pay Grade
3841-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
WP333930303030
Row ID
25WP333930303030FT

Thomas Walker is a Electrical Mechanic at Water and Power within Operating, Maintenance and Service Unit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,001. They are represented by 8.