City of Los Angeles / Airports / Systems Administrator III

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Systems Administrator III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

15 employees hold this title in Airports. Median total compensation for the role is $230,081, above the department median of $87,513.

Employees: 15
Total payroll: $3.6M
Role median: $230,081
Agency median: $87,513
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$211,141$287,117+

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How total compensation varies among the 15 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.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Systems Administrator III is held in 13 City of Los Angeles departments. In Airports, the median of $230,081 ranks #3 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Employees Retirement System

$259,877 · 1

Public Works - Sanitation

$246,489 · 1

$228,440 · 1

$226,620 · 1

$226,029 · 1

$225,259 · 3

Information Technology Agency

$217,856 · 16

$217,346 · 4

$216,138 · 1

$210,816 · 1

$208,040 · 1

$139,990 · 4

Median total compensation for the Systems Administrator III role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Systems Administrator beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $200,887 ranks #1 of 11. See Systems Administrator across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$137,410 · 60

$108,099 · 349

$85,200 · 17

$82,078 · 158

$80,396 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$79,166 · 12

Texas

$77,359 · 544

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$76,723 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Systems Administratorroles 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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Brian Cao

Systems Administrator III/Airports

2025 total comp

$230,081

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $183,574
Overtime: $2,703
Other pay: $17,198
Benefits: $26,606
Total compensation: $230,081
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 1409-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3131383937
Row ID: 25313138393741409-2FT

Brian Cao is a Systems Administrator III at Airports within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $230,081. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Khoa Nguyen

Systems Administrator III/Airports

2025 total comp

$226,432

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $4,607
Other pay: $16,892
Benefits: $22,673
Total compensation: $226,432
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393431363933
Row ID: 2539343136393341455-3FT

Khoa Nguyen is a Systems Administrator III at Airports within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $226,432. They are represented by 21.