California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA · 2025 pay · 803 people
How much does a grounds maintenance worker make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
$57,954typical pay for a grounds maintenance worker in 2025
$44,765 – $63,881what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.3% from 2024.
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- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where grounds maintenance workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of San Diego340 people$60,111
- Los Angeles County285 people$51,911
- City of Santa Clara40 people$103,985
- City of Chino17 people$73,422
- Merced County17 people$27,897
- City of Redlands14 people$57,054
- City of South Gate13 people$63,837
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)10 people$82,986
- Ventura County Community College District10 people$74,657
- City of Dinuba9 people$33,530
- San Bernardino International Airport Authority9 people$46,001
- Madera County6 people$45,350
- Sequoias Community College District6 people$73,155
- Shasta County6 people$17,320
- Imperial County5 people$37,313
- Coachella Valley Water District5 people$71,407
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District4 people$57,516
- Butte County4 people$17,064
- MiraCosta Community College District1 person$76,336
- Merced County Spring Fair1 person$46,436
- City of Tulare1 person$51,945
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Grounds Maintenance Worker I274 people$45,721
- Grounds Maintenance Worker (Part-Time)5 people$54,031
- Grounds Maintenance Worker II427 people$60,165
- Grounds Maintenance Worker III37 people$66,169
- Grounds Maintenance Worker60 people$67,961
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Grounds Maintenance Worker (this page)$57,954 (everyone)
- Senior Grounds Maintenance Worker$72,513 (everyone)
- Grounds Maintenance Lead Worker$99,159 (everyone)
Highest-paid grounds maintenance workers, 2025
- 1Marcus GanttGrounds Maintenance Worker II · Los Angeles County$80,802
- 2Leonard D Flores JrGrounds Maintenance Worker II · Los Angeles County$74,168
- 3Mark A GonzalezGrounds Maintenance Worker I · Los Angeles County$74,079
- 4Jerome R MillerGrounds Maintenance Worker II · Los Angeles County$73,117
- 5Andrew Michael MoronezGrounds Maintenance Worker II · Los Angeles County$71,598
Common questions
How much does a grounds maintenance worker make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
The typical grounds maintenance worker was paid $57,954 in 2025; most earned between $44,765 and $63,881. This counts all 803 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.4% of all pay for grounds maintenance workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Grounds Maintenance Worker, at any level (for example "Grounds Maintenance Worker I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this