City of Los Angeles / Water and Power / IT Specialist

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IT Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

21 employees hold this title in Water and Power. Median total compensation for the role is $59,363, below the department median of $106,911.

Employees: 21
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $59,363
Agency median: $106,911
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,212$81,844+

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How total compensation varies among the 21 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.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

IT Specialist is held in 7 City of Los Angeles departments. In Water and Power, the median of $59,363 ranks #5 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Transportation

$100,959 · 1

Library

$99,753 · 1

Information Technology Agency

$91,722 · 4

City Planning

$85,560 · 2

Office of Finance

$41,996 · 2

Public Works - Engineering

$493 · 1

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

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IT Specialist beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $63,866 ranks #4 of 7. See IT Specialist across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$127,615 · 182

New York Public Authorities

$89,764 · 8

$81,411 · 44

$62,478 · 8

$59,414 · 88

$18,948 · 42

Median total compensation for comparable IT Specialistroles 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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Brian Liao

IT Specialist/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$77,697

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $50,131
Overtime: $191
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $27,325
Total compensation: $77,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1429-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP303031313130
Row ID: 25WP303031313130FT

Brian Liao works as a IT Specialist for Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $77,697 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 2.

Aldrin Cericos

IT Specialist/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$77,564

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $55,193
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $22,370
Total compensation: $77,564
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1429-4
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323434363739
Row ID: 25WP323434363739FT

Aldrin Cericos is a IT Specialist at Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,564. They are represented by 2.