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City of Las Vegas / Oa Office of Cultural Affairs

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Oa Office of Cultural Affairs

Source file: City of Las Vegas — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Oa Office of Cultural Affairs supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2021, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $12,958; the highest distinct record was $208,695.

Year
2021
Total payroll
$2.5M
Employees
52
Median total
$12,958
Highest record
$208,695

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2021 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($12,958) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$32,644 (68%)
  • Overtime$544 (1%)
  • Other$1,970 (4%)
  • Benefits$12,780 (27%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$1,340
$6,334
$12,958
$96,238
$124,635

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,635 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,340. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Instructor 2
13 · $6,743
Instructor 3
10 · $4,559
Cultural Supervisor
3 · $120,198

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 6 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2016
$3.1M
58
$24,645
2017
$3M
1.7%
64
10.3%
$14,235
42.2%
2018
$3.3M
10.1%
66
3.1%
$16,713
17.4%
2019
$3.5M
6.2%
75
13.6%
$13,005
22.2%
2020
$3M
15.4%
56
25.3%
$10,727
17.5%
2021
$2.5M
16.9%
52
7.1%
$12,958
20.8%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Nancy Deaner

Director, Cultural Affairs/Oa Office of Cultural Affairs

2016 total comp
$214,345
Sub-department
Executive
Base pay
$107,151
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,148
Benefits
$36,046
Total compensation
$214,345

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$178,299
Record ID
87,167

Nancy Deaner holds the role of Director, Cultural Affairs at Oa Office of Cultural Affairs within Executive. In 2016, their total compensation was $214,345.

Alice Hamblen

Director, Cultural Affairs/Oa Office of Cultural Affairs

2021 total comp
$208,695
Sub-department
Executive
Base pay
$143,669
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,407
Benefits
$52,620
Total compensation
$208,695

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$156,075
Record ID
111,442

Alice Hamblen holds the role of Director, Cultural Affairs at Oa Office of Cultural Affairs within Executive. In 2021, their total compensation was $208,695.

Margaret Plaster

Deputy Cultural Affairs Director/Oa Office of Cultural Affairs

2021 total comp
$208,268
Sub-department
Executive
Base pay
$143,768
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,000
Benefits
$62,500
Total compensation
$208,268

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages
$145,768
Record ID
112,135

Margaret Plaster works as a Deputy Cultural Affairs Director for Oa Office of Cultural Affairs within Executive. Margaret earned $208,268 in 2021.