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%

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Record list

Employees

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Vijendra Joseph

Director of Maintenance Airports II/Airports

2025 total comp

$268,235

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $205,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,204
Benefits: $18,694
Total compensation: $268,235
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 7270-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3431363432
Row ID: 25343136343247270-2FT

At Airports, Vijendra Joseph serves as a Director of Maintenance Airports II within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $268,235. They are represented by 36.

Amanda Dyson

Departmental Audit Manager/Airports

2025 total comp

$268,235

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $232,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,371
Benefits: $22,861
Total compensation: $268,235
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 4
Job Class Pay Grade: 1610-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3738313432
Row ID: 25373831343241610-0FT

Amanda Dyson works as a Departmental Audit Manager for Airports within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $268,235 in 2025. They are represented by 36.