City of Los Angeles / Water and Power / Laboratory Technician

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Laboratory Technician

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

55 employees hold this title in Water and Power. Median total compensation for the role is $85,661, below the department median of $106,911.

Employees: 55
Total payroll: $4.6M
Role median: $85,661
Agency median: $106,911
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$13,332$145,859+

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How total compensation varies among the 55 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

Laboratory Technician is held in 3 City of Los Angeles departments. In Water and Power, the median of $85,661 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police

$2,543 · 1

Public Works - Sanitation

$332 · 5

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

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Laboratory Technician beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $85,661 ranks #2 of 15. See Laboratory Technician across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$122,537 · 14

Massachusetts

$76,218 · 19

City of Chicago

$64,488 · 7

Johnson County, Kansas

$59,805 · 5

$58,016 · 28

$57,526 · 7

$52,137 · 21

$46,895 · 55

Median total compensation for comparable Laboratory Technicianroles 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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Rinkle Patel

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$97,099

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $56,538
Overtime: $7,343
Other pay: $1,573
Benefits: $31,645
Total compensation: $97,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP393436353436
Row ID: 25WP393436353436FT

Rinkle Patel holds the role of Laboratory Technician at Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,099. Union affiliation: 2.

Crespino Gabion.

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$94,758

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $56,096
Overtime: $7,002
Other pay: $3,495
Benefits: $28,165
Total compensation: $94,758
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353636343234
Row ID: 25WP353636343234FT

Crespino Gabion. holds the role of Laboratory Technician at Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,758. Their bargaining unit is 2.

Tsui-Yan Kwan

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$94,730

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $56,526
Overtime: $5,488
Other pay: $972
Benefits: $31,745
Total compensation: $94,730
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP313038333233
Row ID: 25WP313038333233FT

At Water and Power, Tsui-Yan Kwan serves as a Laboratory Technician within Technical Representation Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,730. Union affiliation: 2.

Christopher Mumford

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$94,200

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $56,096
Overtime: $4,299
Other pay: $7,041
Benefits: $26,764
Total compensation: $94,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP333239303133
Row ID: 25WP333239303133FT

Christopher Mumford works as a Laboratory Technician for Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $94,200 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 2.

Win Udompruge

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$93,395

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $62,019
Overtime: $3,277
Other pay: $284
Benefits: $27,815
Total compensation: $93,395
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323231313438
Row ID: 25WP323231313438FT

Win Udompruge works as a Laboratory Technician for Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. Win earned $93,395 in 2025. Union affiliation: 2.

Richard Phung

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$93,112

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $46,124
Overtime: $13,060
Other pay: $2,184
Benefits: $31,745
Total compensation: $93,112
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP363438303837
Row ID: 25WP363438303837FT

Richard Phung works as a Laboratory Technician for Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $93,112 in 2025. They are represented by 2.