Agency file

Airports

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Airports is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 4,939 employees with median total compensation of $87,513; the highest distinct record was $711,359.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $479.1M
Employees: 4,939
Median total: $87,513
Highest record: $711,359

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$300$279,676+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,939 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,513) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $70,207 (72%)
Overtime — $9,895 (10%)
Other — $4,828 (5%)
Benefits — $12,081 (12%)

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

$8,602

$25,353

$87,513

$146,670

$207,306

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $207,306 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,602. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

1,120 · $76,202

Custodian - Airport

439 · $21,069

Security Officer

361 · $119,445

Airport Police Officer II

204 · $172,075

Airport Police Officer III

136 · $215,730

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$411.8M —	3,524 —	$108,873 —
2025	$479.1M ▲ 16.4%	4,939 ▲ 40.2%	$87,513 ▼ 19.6%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Felipe Hernandez

Carpet Layer/Airports

2025 total comp

$139,791

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $104,572
Overtime: $4,188
Other pay: $6,787
Benefits: $24,244
Total compensation: $139,791
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3418-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303039393833
Row ID: 2530303939383343418-0FT

Felipe Hernandez holds the role of Carpet Layer at Airports within Building Trades. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,791. Their bargaining unit is 02.

Kevin Henderson

Management Analyst/Airports

2025 total comp

$139,714

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $119,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,382
Benefits: $18,496
Total compensation: $139,714
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323233393433
Row ID: 2532323339343349184-0FT

Kevin Henderson is a Management Analyst at Airports within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,714. They are represented by 01.

Erika Williams

Na/Airports

2025 total comp

$139,697

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $88,258
Overtime: $16,834
Other pay: $1,604
Benefits: $33,001
Total compensation: $139,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3533363836
Row ID: 2535333638364XXXX-XFT

Erika Williams is a Na at Airports within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,697. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Orlando Carballo

Na/Airports

2025 total comp

$139,692

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $81,608
Overtime: $26,749
Other pay: $3,261
Benefits: $28,075
Total compensation: $139,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-A
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3032323038
Row ID: 25303232303843156-AFT

Orlando Carballo holds the role of Na at Airports within Service Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,692. Union affiliation: 15.