California / Department of State Hospitals / Custodian I

Job-title file

Custodian I

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

479 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $46,312, below the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 479
Total payroll: $18.2M
Role median: $46,312
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,106$86,334+

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

How total compensation varies among the 479 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Custodian I pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 234,240 people — is $41,090. Department of State Hospitals pays a median base salary of $47,942 for this role, 17% above that figure — about the 74th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of State Hospitals sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,610

$36,830

$41,090

$48,250

$58,950

Department of State Hospitals median · $47,942

The bar is the range of annual wages for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of State Hospitals’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 2,209,760 people — is $36,840. Department of State Hospitals’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$28,640

$32,240

$36,840

$44,060

$50,270

Department of State Hospitals median · $47,942

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 302 of 479 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of State Hospitals is $46,312, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Custodian I is held in 20 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $46,312 ranks #7 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CDCR

$53,483 · 34

State Comp Insurance Fund

$52,193 · 12

Developmental Services

$48,283 · 132

Rehabilitation

$47,551 · 2

Education

$47,462 · 43

Museum of Science & Industry

$47,034 · 35

Transportation

$45,780 · 27

Veterans Affairs

$45,192 · 251

California State Lottery Community

$44,483 · 9

Employment Development Department

$43,414 · 47

General Services

$43,240 · 1,326

Military Department

$42,835 · 10

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

Compare jurisdictions

Custodian beyond California

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $44,421 ranks #8 of 18. See Custodian across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$120,190 · 992

$96,176 · 23

$88,717 · 536

$85,992 · 12

$77,741 · 394

$69,555 · 18

$59,048 · 320

$44,399 · 37

Median total compensation for comparable Custodianroles 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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Timothy Hannaford

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$42,492

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $40,931
Overtime: $32
Other pay: $1,529
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,492
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,445
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011913
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $42,492

At Department of State Hospitals, Timothy Hannaford serves as a Custodian I within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $42,492. They are represented by R15.

Ulises Padilla-Huerta

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$42,428

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $38,944
Overtime: $2,756
Other pay: $728
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,428
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,815
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011063
Salary Total: $4,065
Total Pay: $42,428

Ulises Padilla-Huerta works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Ulises earned $42,428 in 2024. Union affiliation: R15.

Isabel Garcia

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$42,202

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $31,115
Overtime: $5,490
Other pay: $5,597
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011008
Salary Total: $4,578
Total Pay: $42,202

Isabel Garcia works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. Isabel earned $42,202 in 2025. Union affiliation: R15.

Sean Edwards

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$42,103

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $41,682
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $421
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,103
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025522011022
Salary Total: $4,578
Total Pay: $42,103

Sean Edwards works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Sean earned $42,103 in 2025. Union affiliation: R15.

Messiahs Perez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$41,995

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $39,441
Overtime: $558
Other pay: $1,997
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,995
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,928
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011017
Salary Total: $3,810
Total Pay: $41,995

At Department of State Hospitals, Messiahs Perez serves as a Custodian I within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,995. Union affiliation: R15.

Stoyanovich Cabrera

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$41,582

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $40,303
Overtime: $29
Other pay: $1,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,582
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,847
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025522011026
Salary Total: $3,554
Total Pay: $41,582

Stoyanovich Cabrera works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Stoyanovich earned $41,582 in 2025. They are represented by R15.

Adrien Hayes

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$41,209

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $40,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $330
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,209
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011064
Salary Total: $3,727
Total Pay: $41,209

Adrien Hayes holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,209. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Daniel Almaguer

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$40,909

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $39,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,527
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,909
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,457
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4553122011902
Salary Total: $3,707
Total Pay: $40,909

Daniel Almaguer works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $40,909 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Joshua Diaz

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$40,853

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $40,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $436
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,853
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,125
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4875532011066
Salary Total: $4,001
Total Pay: $40,853

At Department of State Hospitals, Joshua Diaz serves as a Custodian I within Metropolitan State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,853. They are represented by R15.

Guy Paulson

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$40,819

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $11,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,712
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,819
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011053
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $40,819

At Department of State Hospitals, Guy Paulson serves as a Custodian I within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,819. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Kayla Cruz

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$40,776

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $36,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,860
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,776
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011006
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $40,776

Kayla Cruz holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,776. They are represented by R15.

Nicholas Oller

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$40,628

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $38,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,574
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011032
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $40,628

Nicholas Oller holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,628. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Ruben Berdeja Iii

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$40,013

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $30,456
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,557
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,013
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,445
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011007
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $40,013

At Department of State Hospitals, Ruben Berdeja Iii serves as a Custodian I within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,013. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Francisco Santos Mendez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$39,717

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $34,542
Overtime: $4,190
Other pay: $986
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,717
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,928
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011061
Salary Total: $4,060
Total Pay: $39,717

At Department of State Hospitals, Francisco Santos Mendez serves as a Custodian I within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,717. They are represented by R15.

Ashton Mills

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$39,358

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $38,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $489
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,358
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,750
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011054
Salary Total: $3,888
Total Pay: $39,358

Ashton Mills is a Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,358. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Justin Baietti

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$39,222

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $14,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,222
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,445
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011016
Salary Total: $4,695
Total Pay: $39,222

Justin Baietti works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Justin earned $39,222 in 2025. Union affiliation: R15.

Lynn Laviolette

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,844

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $9,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,844
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011011
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $38,844

Lynn Laviolette is a Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $38,844. They are represented by R15.

Marlow Ortiz

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,720

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $30,194
Overtime: $3,938
Other pay: $4,588
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,720
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011915
Salary Total: $3,811
Total Pay: $38,720

Marlow Ortiz holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,720. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Norena Cervantez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,555

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $31,323
Overtime: $3,257
Other pay: $3,976
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,555
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,125
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011902
Salary Total: $4,001
Total Pay: $38,555

Norena Cervantez holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,555. Union affiliation: R15.

Daniel Jurgeit

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,476

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $38,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $330
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,476
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011031
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $38,476

Daniel Jurgeit works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $38,476 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Victor Arellano

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$38,391

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $34,401
Overtime: $3,894
Other pay: $96
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,391
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375522011004
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $38,391

Victor Arellano holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,391. Their bargaining unit is R15.