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

Page 13

Annabel Chung

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$99

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $99
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP353735313632
Row ID: 24WP353735313632PT

Annabel Chung works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Annabel earned $99 in 2024. They are represented by U.

Palak Malik

Student Prfsnl Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$98

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $98
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1502-5
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP313134373135
Row ID: 24WP313134373135PT

Palak Malik is a Student Prfsnl Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $98. Union affiliation: U.

Andy Li

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$85

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP353931363439
Row ID: 24WP353931363439PT

Andy Li is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $85. Their bargaining unit is U.

Christian Diamond

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$69

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP383838303436
Row ID: 24WP383838303436PT

At Water and Power, Christian Diamond serves as a Student Worker within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $69. They are represented by U.

Martin Woollard

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$69

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP363734393935
Row ID: 24WP363734393935PT

Martin Woollard works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Martin earned $69 in 2024. They are represented by U.

Yahir Martinez

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$69

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP343539313139
Row ID: 24WP343539313139PT

Yahir Martinez works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Yahir earned $69 in 2024. Union affiliation: U.

Jacob Ji

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$62

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $62
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP323737363633
Row ID: 24WP323737363633PT

Jacob Ji is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $62. They are represented by U.

Tamarrie Mcduff

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$50

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP363730373333
Row ID: 24WP363730373333PT

Tamarrie Mcduff is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $50. They are represented by U.

Betty Johnson

Senior Administrative Clerk/Water and Power

2025 total comp

$50

Sub-department: Not Subject to Representation
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Z

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP353235343434
Row ID: 25WP353235343434FT

Betty Johnson is a Senior Administrative Clerk at Water and Power within Not Subject to Representation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $50. They are represented by Z.

Ryan Healy

Electric Distribution Mechanic/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$50

Sub-department: Operating Maintenance and Service Unit
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 8

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 3879-5
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP333331313136
Row ID: 24WP333331313136FT

Ryan Healy holds the role of Electric Distribution Mechanic at Water and Power within Operating Maintenance and Service Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $50. Union affiliation: 8.

Jacob Argain

Student Prfsnl Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$49

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1502-5
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP333436393030
Row ID: 24WP333436393030PT

Jacob Argain works as a Student Prfsnl Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Jacob earned $49 in 2024. Union affiliation: U.

Melissa Lopez Gonzalez

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$42

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP363837343336
Row ID: 24WP363837343336PT

Melissa Lopez Gonzalez is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $42. Union affiliation: U.

Brianna Stange

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$42

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP363038353433
Row ID: 24WP363038353433PT

Brianna Stange is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $42. Union affiliation: U.

William Ballard

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$37

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP353132353633
Row ID: 24WP353132353633PT

William Ballard is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $37. Union affiliation: U.

Luis Leon

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$37

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP373635363034
Row ID: 24WP373635363034PT

At Water and Power, Luis Leon serves as a Student Worker within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $37. They are represented by U.

Gregory Tordoff

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$37

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP323334393238
Row ID: 24WP323334393238PT

Gregory Tordoff holds the role of Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $37. They are represented by U.

Jonathan Cristobal

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$36

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP333736373737
Row ID: 24WP333736373737PT

Jonathan Cristobal is a Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. They work part-time. 2024 total compensation came to $36. Union affiliation: U.

Christopher Lopez

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$36

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Unit
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: P

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 7304-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: WP323934353930
Row ID: 25WP323934353930FT

Christopher Lopez works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Supervisory Professional Unit. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $36 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is P.

Maclovio Rodriguez

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$36

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP313833333936
Row ID: 24WP313833333936PT

Maclovio Rodriguez works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Maclovio earned $36 in 2024. Union affiliation: U.

Nathan Torres

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$32

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP313934303637
Row ID: 24WP313934303637PT

Nathan Torres works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Nathan earned $32 in 2024. They are represented by U.

Jorge Medrano

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$32

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP373039393530
Row ID: 24WP373039393530PT

Jorge Medrano holds the role of Student Worker at Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $32. Their bargaining unit is U.

Valentin Aguirre

Construction Asbsts Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$28

Sub-department: Daily Rate
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Z

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 902-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP363232323531
Row ID: 24WP363232323531FT

Valentin Aguirre is a Construction Asbsts Worker at Water and Power within Daily Rate. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $28. Their bargaining unit is Z.

Olivia Ellis

Student Worker/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$26

Sub-department: Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: U

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 1501-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP303932363937
Row ID: 24WP303932363937PT

Olivia Ellis works as a Student Worker for Water and Power within Unrepresented Unit - Non Management Benefits. Their status is part-time. Olivia earned $26 in 2024. Union affiliation: U.

Manuel Ramirez Garcia

Construction Helper/Water and Power

2024 total comp

$25

Sub-department: Daily Rate
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Z

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 98
Job Class Pay Grade: 941-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: WP383237353230
Row ID: 24WP383237353230FT

Manuel Ramirez Garcia works as a Construction Helper for Water and Power within Daily Rate. Their status is full-time. Manuel earned $25 in 2024. Union affiliation: Z.