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

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.

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Record list

Employees

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Edwardo Franco

Airport Police Officer III/Airports

2025 total comp

$221,948

Sub-department: Airport Peace Officers
Base pay: $175,145
Overtime: $7,600
Other pay: $27,622
Benefits: $11,582
Total compensation: $221,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 30

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3225-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3135313432
Row ID: 25313531343243225-3FT

Edwardo Franco holds the role of Airport Police Officer III at Airports within Airport Peace Officers. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $221,948. Union affiliation: 30.

Dionicio Banuelos

Senior Plumber/Airports

2025 total comp

$221,942

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $126,766
Overtime: $20,565
Other pay: $49,652
Benefits: $24,960
Total compensation: $221,942
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3444-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3536303136
Row ID: 25353630313643444-0FT

At Airports, Dionicio Banuelos serves as a Senior Plumber within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $221,942. Union affiliation: 02.

Mark Almaraz

Airport Police Officer III/Airports

2025 total comp

$221,651

Sub-department: Airport Peace Officers
Base pay: $165,871
Overtime: $11,645
Other pay: $21,458
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $221,651
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 30

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3225-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3030363638
Row ID: 25303036363843225-3FT

Mark Almaraz is a Airport Police Officer III at Airports within Airport Peace Officers. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $221,651. They are represented by 30.

Aaron Covarrubias

Equipment Operator/Airports

2025 total comp

$221,424

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $127,071
Overtime: $56,810
Other pay: $10,949
Benefits: $26,594
Total compensation: $221,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 3525-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393132373133
Row ID: 2539313237313343525-0FT

Aaron Covarrubias holds the role of Equipment Operator at Airports within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $221,424. Their bargaining unit is 04.