California / Department of State Hospitals / Building Maintenance Worker

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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+

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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.

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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 Ruiz

Building Maintenance Worker/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$33,740

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $27,932
Overtime: $5,528
Other pay: $280
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,298
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4875566215007
Salary Total: $4,169
Total Pay: $33,740

Alex Ruiz works as a Building Maintenance Worker for Department of State Hospitals within Metropolitan State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Alex earned $33,740 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R12.