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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Cesar Arzadon

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$152,979

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $62,032
Overtime: $38,211
Other pay: $20,967
Benefits: $31,769
Total compensation: $152,979
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: WP353236373633
Row ID: 25WP353236373633FT

Cesar Arzadon works as a Laboratory Technician for Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. Their status is full-time. Cesar earned $152,979 in 2025. They are represented by 2.

Astrid Cobar Solorzano

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$146,376

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $51,586
Overtime: $17,235
Other pay: $5,221
Benefits: $72,334
Total compensation: $146,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 2

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7854-4
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP313834303336
Row ID: 25WP313834303336FT

At Water and Power, Astrid Cobar Solorzano serves as a Laboratory Technician within Technical Representation Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,376. Union affiliation: 2.

Emmanuel Akpu

Laboratory Technician/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$139,908

Sub-department: Technical Representation Unit
Base pay: $61,557
Overtime: $38,292
Other pay: $8,452
Benefits: $31,607
Total compensation: $139,908
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: WP353135393237
Row ID: 25WP353135393237FT

Emmanuel Akpu is a Laboratory Technician at Water and Power within Technical Representation Unit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,908. They are represented by 2.