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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Vanessa Mosqueda

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$63,151

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $46,142
Overtime: $11,842
Other pay: $5,168
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,151
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: 5025522011015
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $63,151

Vanessa Mosqueda works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Vanessa earned $63,151 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Lennard Watson

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$62,548

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $50,985
Overtime: $8,370
Other pay: $3,193
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,548
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011031
Salary Total: $4,431
Total Pay: $62,548

Lennard Watson holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,548. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Sonia Lopez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$62,428

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $53,318
Overtime: $6,642
Other pay: $2,467
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,428
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011005
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $62,428

Sonia Lopez works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. Sonia earned $62,428 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Valezca Fuentes

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$62,306

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $49,704
Overtime: $11,439
Other pay: $1,163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,306
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,125
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4555532011050
Salary Total: $4,251
Total Pay: $62,306

Valezca Fuentes holds the role of Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,306. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Maria Alvarez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$62,220

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $47,419
Overtime: $11,494
Other pay: $3,307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,353
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375532011004
Salary Total: $4,353
Total Pay: $62,220

At Department of State Hospitals, Maria Alvarez serves as a Custodian I within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $62,220. Union affiliation: R15.

Jesus Trinidad

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$62,175

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $42,475
Overtime: $10,971
Other pay: $8,729
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,175
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011035
Salary Total: $4,578
Total Pay: $62,175

Jesus Trinidad works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Jesus earned $62,175 in 2025. They are represented by R15.

Graciela Leal Hernandez

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,885

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $51,172
Overtime: $10,548
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,885
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,501
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805522011022
Salary Total: $4,366
Total Pay: $61,885

Graciela Leal Hernandez 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 $61,885. They are represented by R15.

Jesus Armando Gomez Molina

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,884

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $44,992
Overtime: $14,669
Other pay: $2,224
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,884
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011001
Salary Total: $3,982
Total Pay: $61,884

Jesus Armando Gomez Molina 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 $61,884. They are represented by R15.

Viviana Lozoya Cerpas

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,442

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $54,358
Overtime: $6,495
Other pay: $589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,442
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011039
Salary Total: $4,527
Total Pay: $61,442

Viviana Lozoya Cerpas works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Viviana earned $61,442 in 2025. They are represented by R15.

Gerardina Vetter

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$61,395

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $37,926
Overtime: $10,795
Other pay: $12,674
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,395
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,445
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805522011008
Salary Total: $4,445
Total Pay: $61,395

At Department of State Hospitals, Gerardina Vetter serves as a Custodian I within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,395. They are represented by R15.

Rene Barrera

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,295

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $53,318
Overtime: $5,384
Other pay: $2,593
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,295
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375522011011
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $61,295

Rene Barrera 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 $61,295. They are represented by R15.

Rico Navarro

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,293

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,318
Overtime: $7,288
Other pay: $687
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,293
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011015
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $61,293

Rico Navarro is a Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,293. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Raul Moreno

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,220

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $46,704
Overtime: $14,351
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,125
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805522011020
Salary Total: $4,001
Total Pay: $61,220

Raul Moreno is a Custodian I at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,220. Union affiliation: R15.

Rosa Lara

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,143

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,318
Overtime: $7,240
Other pay: $584
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,143
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025522011018
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $61,143

Rosa Lara 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 $61,143. Union affiliation: R15.

Melvin Paquiz

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$61,042

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $47,614
Overtime: $13,263
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805532011007
Salary Total: $4,181
Total Pay: $61,042

At Department of State Hospitals, Melvin Paquiz serves as a Custodian I within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $61,042. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Danilo Quinivista

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$61,011

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $33,187
Overtime: $71
Other pay: $27,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,773
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805522011009
Salary Total: $3,773
Total Pay: $61,011

At Department of State Hospitals, Danilo Quinivista serves as a Custodian I within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $61,011. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Marlina Flores

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$60,994

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,318
Overtime: $7,094
Other pay: $581
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,994
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025522011014
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $60,994

Marlina Flores works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Marlina earned $60,994 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Tyrone Murray

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$60,813

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,203
Overtime: $6,823
Other pay: $787
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,813
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011003
Salary Total: $4,441
Total Pay: $60,813

Tyrone Murray 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 $60,813. They are represented by R15.

Eric Hersey Jr

Custodian I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$60,217

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $46,518
Overtime: $13,021
Other pay: $678
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,217
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,125
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5025532011004
Salary Total: $4,001
Total Pay: $60,217

Eric Hersey Jr works as a Custodian I for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $60,217 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.