California / Military Department / Plumber I
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
4 employees hold this title in Military Department. Median total compensation for the role is $75,769, below the department median of $87,892.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in California, the median wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 47,660 people — is $72,830. Military Department pays a median base salary of $80,114 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Military Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters — about 465,840 people — is $63,800. Military Department’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 69th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 6 of 7 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 Military Department is $81,452, 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
Plumber I is held in 8 California departments. In Military Department, the median of $75,769 ranks #5 of 8.
Median total compensation for the Plumber I role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 25 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $86,623 ranks #13 of 25. See Plumber across all of California →
Median total compensation for comparable Plumberroles 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
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Plumber I/Military Department
Source-specific fields
At Military Department, Cary Santillan serves as a Plumber I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,005. Union affiliation: R12.
Plumber I/Military Department
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Justin Barbosa holds the role of Plumber I at Military Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,406. Their bargaining unit is R12.
Plumber I/Military Department
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Carlos Favaron Acosta is a Plumber I at Military Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,133. Union affiliation: R12.
Plumber I/Military Department
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Ronald White works as a Plumber I for Military Department. Their status is full-time. Ronald earned -$20,866 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R12.