California / Veterans Affairs / Food Service Technician I

Job-title file

Food Service Technician I

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

372 employees hold this title in Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $41,380, below the department median of $59,957.

Employees: 372
Total payroll: $13.5M
Role median: $41,380
Agency median: $59,957
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$2,680$80,468+

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

How total compensation varies among the 372 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

Food Service Technician I pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — about 32,430 people — is $39,010. Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $44,696 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,120

$36,650

$39,010

$46,900

$57,550

Veterans Affairs median · $44,696

The bar is the range of annual wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant — about 293,900 people — is $35,360. Veterans Affairs’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 87th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$28,030

$31,190

$35,360

$38,500

$46,120

Veterans Affairs median · $44,696

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 287 of 447 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 Veterans Affairs is $43,905, 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

Food Service Technician I is held in 7 California departments. In Veterans Affairs, the median of $41,380 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Developmental Services

$43,798 · 15

Education

$38,754 · 29

Rehabilitation

$29,129 · 2

California Highway Patrol

$25,780 · 25

Forestry and Fire Protection

$25,363 · 48

Department of State Hospitals

$21,698 · 871

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Blesilda Mandapat

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$1,419

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,419
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,419
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194070
Salary Total: $3,924
Total Pay: $1,419

Blesilda Mandapat works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. Blesilda earned $1,419 in 2024. Union affiliation: R15.

An-An Que

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$1,355

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194050
Salary Total: $3,924
Total Pay: $1,355

An-An Que works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. An-An earned $1,355 in 2024. They are represented by R15.

Veronica Davila

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$1,032

Sub-department: Barstow Veterans Home
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,032
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,032
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,151
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5742222194001
Salary Total: $3,151
Total Pay: $1,032

Veronica Davila holds the role of Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Barstow Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,032. They are represented by R15.

Erwin David Silvestre

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$999

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $999
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $2,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761152194069
Salary Total: $2,929
Total Pay: $999

At Veterans Affairs, Erwin David Silvestre serves as a Food Service Technician I within Glavc. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $999. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Zuleyma Guzman

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$888

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $703
Overtime: $53
Other pay: $133
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $888
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,295
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194017
Salary Total: $3,295
Total Pay: $888

At Veterans Affairs, Zuleyma Guzman serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $888. They are represented by R15.

Ryan Thompson

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$856

Sub-department: Barstow Veterans Home
Base pay: $856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $856
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,138
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5742222194001
Salary Total: $3,138
Total Pay: $856

At Veterans Affairs, Ryan Thompson serves as a Food Service Technician I within Barstow Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $856. They are represented by R15.

Javeria Ijaz

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$785

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Redding
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $785
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Shasta

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5781152194030
Salary Total: $3,932
Total Pay: $785

Javeria Ijaz holds the role of Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Redding. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $785. Union affiliation: R15.

Diana Pena

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$783

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $783
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $783
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732232194061
Salary Total: $1,962
Total Pay: $783

At Veterans Affairs, Diana Pena serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home. They work part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $783. Union affiliation: R15.

Plebicita Mejia

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$686

Sub-department: Chula Vista Veterans Home
Base pay: $686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $686
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5752222194005
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: $686

At Veterans Affairs, Plebicita Mejia serves as a Food Service Technician I within Chula Vista Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $686. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Patrick Mallory

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$683

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $295
Overtime: $10
Other pay: $378
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $683
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194065
Salary Total: $3,924
Total Pay: $683

Patrick Mallory works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $683 in 2024. They are represented by R15.

Miranda Garcia

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$649

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $649
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $649
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5763152194007
Salary Total: $3,328
Total Pay: $649

Miranda Garcia is a Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Glavc. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $649. They are represented by R15.

John Guzman

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$549

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $549
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761152194030
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: $549

John Guzman holds the role of Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Glavc. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $549. They are represented by R15.

Daniel Lopez

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$543

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $543
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $543
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,138
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771152194019
Salary Total: $3,138
Total Pay: $543

Daniel Lopez holds the role of Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $543. They are represented by R15.

Carlly Nicholson

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$411

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $411
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194077
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: $411

At Veterans Affairs, Carlly Nicholson serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $411. They are represented by R15.

Peter Trevino

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$317

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $317
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $317
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,168
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771152194012
Salary Total: $3,168
Total Pay: $317

At Veterans Affairs, Peter Trevino serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $317. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Stacy Mckinley

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$294

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Redding
Base pay: $294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $294
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,232
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5781152194031
Salary Total: $3,232
Total Pay: $294

Stacy Mckinley is a Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Redding. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $294. They are represented by R15.

Harpunder Kaur

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$274

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $274
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194003
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: $274

At Veterans Affairs, Harpunder Kaur serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $274. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Jason Bell Jr

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$274

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $274
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5763152194008
Salary Total: $3,924
Total Pay: $274

Jason Bell Jr is a Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Glavc. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $274. They are represented by R15.

Baletta Williams

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$265

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $265
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $265
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $2,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761152194044
Salary Total: $2,920
Total Pay: $265

At Veterans Affairs, Baletta Williams serves as a Food Service Technician I within Glavc. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $265. They are represented by R15.

Adriana Plaiasu Lawrenz

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Redding
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,232
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5781152194902
Salary Total: $19

At Veterans Affairs, Adriana Plaiasu Lawrenz serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home of CA, Redding. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $0. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Eleanor Golez

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,574
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194004
Salary Total: $3,574
Total Pay: $94

Eleanor Golez works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. Eleanor earned $0 in 2023. They are represented by R15.

Ma Rosa Ortiz

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$19

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: -$19
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,138
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194081
Salary Total: $3,138
Total Pay: -$19

Ma Rosa Ortiz works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. Ma earned -$19 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Katrina Deyoung

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$70

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: -$70
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$70
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,075
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194049
Salary Total: $3,075
Total Pay: -$70

Katrina Deyoung holds the role of Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$70. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Homer Noel Jayme

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$123

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: -$123
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$123
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732232194067
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: -$123

At Veterans Affairs, Homer Noel Jayme serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$123. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Swann Board

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$353

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: -$350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$2
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$353
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771152194044
Salary Total: $3,263
Total Pay: -$353

At Veterans Affairs, Swann Board serves as a Food Service Technician I within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$353. They are represented by R15.

Guadalupe Martinez

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$686

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: -$686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$686
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732212194011
Salary Total: $3,017
Total Pay: -$686

Guadalupe Martinez is a Food Service Technician I at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$686. Union affiliation: R15.

Arif Datau

Food Service Technician I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

-$1,448

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$1,448
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,448
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761152194049
Salary Total: $3,855
Total Pay: -$1,448

Arif Datau works as a Food Service Technician I for Veterans Affairs within Glavc. Their status is full-time. Arif earned -$1,448 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R15.