City of Los Angeles / Animal Services / Administrative Clerk

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Administrative Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

59 employees hold this title in Animal Services. Median total compensation for the role is $51,342, above the department median of $51,185.

Employees: 59
Total payroll: $2.6M
Role median: $51,342
Agency median: $51,185
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$93,580+

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How total compensation varies among the 59 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

Administrative Clerk is held in 39 City of Los Angeles departments. In Animal Services, the median of $51,342 ranks #38 of 39.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Disability

$95,402 · 3

Public Works - Sanitation

$80,874 · 92

Public Works - Street Services

$80,799 · 24

Library

$78,991 · 380

Public Works - Street Lighting

$78,508 · 5

Police

$78,071 · 187

Public Works - Engineering

$76,677 · 8

Information Technology Agency

$76,489 · 2

Transportation

$74,656 · 42

Public Works - Board of Public Works

$73,798 · 6

City Clerk

$73,219 · 9

Pension

$72,242 · 8

Median total compensation for the Administrative Clerk role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Clerk beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $68,286 ranks #1 of 3. See Administrative Clerk across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Maine

$51,400 · 12

Rhode Island

$23,108 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Clerkroles 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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Bonnie Backus

Administrative Clerk/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$94,556

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $72,712
Overtime: $292
Other pay: $304
Benefits: $21,247
Total compensation: $94,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343330383033
Row ID: 2534333038303361358-0FT

Bonnie Backus holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Animal Services within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,556. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Carolina Martinez

Administrative Clerk/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$93,604

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $72,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $78
Benefits: $20,677
Total compensation: $93,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3535373036
Row ID: 25353537303661358-0FT

Carolina Martinez holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Animal Services within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,604. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Erika Vela

Administrative Clerk/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$93,453

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $70,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,041
Benefits: $20,886
Total compensation: $93,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3234383036
Row ID: 25323438303661358-0FT

Erika Vela is a Administrative Clerk at Animal Services within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,453. They are represented by 03.

Miriam Proval

Administrative Clerk/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$93,326

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $67,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,878
Benefits: $22,149
Total compensation: $93,326
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3337303335
Row ID: 25333730333561358-0FT

Miriam Proval holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Animal Services within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,326. They are represented by 03.