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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Kevin Le

Systems Administrator III/Airports

2025 total comp

$236,327

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $8,313
Other pay: $19,154
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $236,327
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: 373439333731
Row ID: 2537343933373141455-3FT

Kevin Le is a Systems Administrator III at Airports within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $236,327. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Fariba Motakef

Systems Administrator III/Airports

2025 total comp

$234,646

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $6,597
Other pay: $21,632
Benefits: $24,156
Total compensation: $234,646
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: 3532353339
Row ID: 25353235333941455-3FT

Fariba Motakef works as a Systems Administrator III for Airports within Technical. Their status is full-time. Fariba earned $234,646 in 2025. They are represented by 21.