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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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.

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Record list

Employees

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Traci Atkins

Senior Security Officer/Airports

2025 total comp

$152,150

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $90,950
Overtime: $46,745
Other pay: $4,301
Benefits: $10,155
Total compensation: $152,150
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3935363533
Row ID: 25393536353343184-0FT

At Airports, Traci Atkins serves as a Senior Security Officer within Supervisory Blue Collar. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $152,150. Their bargaining unit is 12.

Shawn Sokolsky

Na/Airports

2025 total comp

$152,129

Sub-department: Airport Peace Officers
Base pay: $120,667
Overtime: $11,206
Other pay: $7,177
Benefits: $13,080
Total compensation: $152,129
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 30

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3225-F
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343535303135
Row ID: 2534353530313543225-FFT

Shawn Sokolsky works as a Na for Airports within Airport Peace Officers. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $152,129 in 2025. They are represented by 30.

Marivi Mendez Faase

Airport Information Specialist II/Airports

2025 total comp

$152,121

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $111,422
Overtime: $4,488
Other pay: $15,267
Benefits: $20,944
Total compensation: $152,121
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 1783-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3038353737
Row ID: 25303835373741783-2FT

Marivi Mendez Faase is a Airport Information Specialist II at Airports within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $152,121. They are represented by 01.

Miguel Hernandez

Welder Supervisor/Airports

2025 total comp

$152,079

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $121,711
Overtime: $1,377
Other pay: $8,546
Benefits: $20,445
Total compensation: $152,079
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3798-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363330363033
Row ID: 2536333036303343798-0FT

Miguel Hernandez is a Welder Supervisor at Airports within Supervisory Blue Collar. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $152,079. Union affiliation: 12.

Patrick Lucas

Na/Airports

2025 total comp

$151,855

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $104,879
Overtime: $10,516
Other pay: $5,053
Benefits: $31,407
Total compensation: $151,855
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3174-A
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3130353234
Row ID: 25313035323443174-AFT

Patrick Lucas is a Na at Airports within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $151,855. Their bargaining unit is 15.

Ricardo Gastelum Adame

Plumber/Airports

2025 total comp

$151,622

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $118,794
Overtime: $8,105
Other pay: $2,080
Benefits: $22,643
Total compensation: $151,622
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3443-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3837343538
Row ID: 25383734353843443-0FT

At Airports, Ricardo Gastelum Adame serves as a Plumber within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,622. Union affiliation: 02.

Christophe Mendoza

Senior Communications Operator II/Airports

2025 total comp

$151,571

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $107,584
Overtime: $17,087
Other pay: $3,133
Benefits: $23,767
Total compensation: $151,571
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 1467-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393931303133
Row ID: 2539393130313341467-2FT

Christophe Mendoza is a Senior Communications Operator II at Airports within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $151,571. They are represented by 20.

Denise Chang

Management Analyst/Airports

2025 total comp

$151,456

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $126,006
Overtime: $5,629
Other pay: $7,878
Benefits: $11,943
Total compensation: $151,456
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3335323534
Row ID: 25333532353449184-0FT

Denise Chang is a Management Analyst at Airports within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $151,456. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Kolony Ponce

Civil Engineering Associate II/Airports

2025 total comp

$151,376

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $132,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $815
Benefits: $18,159
Total compensation: $151,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 7246-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393439323832
Row ID: 2539343932383247246-2FT

Kolony Ponce holds the role of Civil Engineering Associate II at Airports within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $151,376. They are represented by 08.