California / Department of State Hospitals / Building Maintenance Worker

Job-title file

Building Maintenance Worker

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

35 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $51,334, below the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 35
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $51,334
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5,855$79,381+

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

How total compensation varies among the 35 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 California

Building Maintenance Worker is held in 18 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $51,334 ranks #13 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans Affairs

$61,820 · 15

California Highway Patrol

$59,971 · 1

Water Resources

$58,327 · 1

Museum of Science & Industry

$57,458 · 9

Education

$56,961 · 5

Food and Agriculture

$55,392 · 4

Transportation

$54,528 · 17

California State Lottery Community

$53,730 · 1

California Conservation Corps

$53,575 · 1

Developmental Services

$53,399 · 15

Forestry and Fire Protection

$52,706 · 2

General Services

$51,803 · 19

Median total compensation for the Building Maintenance Worker role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Building Maintenance Worker beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $53,399 ranks #3 of 4. See Building Maintenance Worker across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$81,619 · 10

City of Cincinnati

$58,853 · 9

Tennessee

$45,568 · 187

Median total compensation for comparable Building Maintenance Workerroles 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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Alex Ortiz

Building Maintenance Worker/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$24,514

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $22,152
Overtime: $2,178
Other pay: $184
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,514
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,046
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4875566215008
Salary Total: $4,046
Total Pay: $24,514

At Department of State Hospitals, Alex Ortiz serves as a Building Maintenance Worker within Metropolitan State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $24,514. Their bargaining unit is R12.