Agency file

Water and Power

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Water and Power operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 13,363 employees with median total compensation of $106,911; the highest distinct record was $427,259.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.5B
Employees: 13,363
Median total: $106,911
Highest record: $427,259

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$288$234,626+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 13,363 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($106,911) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,200 (56%)
Overtime — $18,127 (16%)
Other — $6,306 (6%)
Benefits — $24,622 (22%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$59,020

$82,343

$106,911

$133,674

$163,791

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $163,791 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,020. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Custodian Service Reptv

794 · $73,993

Electrical Engineering Associate

732 · $111,336

Senior Administrative Clerk

524 · $75,552

Electric Distribution Mechanic

491 · $174,506

Electrical Mechanic

488 · $129,490

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$2.4B —	13,431 —	$174,665 —
2025	$1.5B ▼ 39.1%	13,363 ▼ 0.5%	$106,911 ▼ 38.8%

Record list

Employees

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Matthew Emerson

Electrical Services Manager/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$205,401

Sub-department: Management Employees Unit
Base pay: $144,752
Overtime: $18,768
Other pay: $10,231
Benefits: $31,650
Total compensation: $205,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 5265-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353133373438
Row ID: 25WP353133373438FT

At Water and Power, Matthew Emerson serves as a Electrical Services Manager within Management Employees Unit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $205,401. They are represented by M.

Steven Pischel

Waterworks Mechanic Supervisor/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$205,305

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar Unit
Base pay: $82,047
Overtime: $45,296
Other pay: $5,628
Benefits: $72,334
Total compensation: $205,305
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: B

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3987-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353334323036
Row ID: 25WP353334323036FT

Steven Pischel works as a Waterworks Mechanic Supervisor for Water and Power within Supervisory Blue Collar Unit. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $205,305 in 2025. Union affiliation: B.