Agency file

Animal Services

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 566 employees with median total compensation of $51,185; the highest distinct record was $331,122.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $32.3M
Employees: 566
Median total: $51,185
Highest record: $331,122

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$188,012+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 566 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($51,185) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,787 (77%)
Overtime — $1,360 (2%)
Other — $2,363 (4%)
Benefits — $9,510 (17%)

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

$2,723

$51,185

$100,550

$121,115

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $121,115 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $0. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Animal Care Technician

139 · $88,917

127 · $146

Administrative Clerk

63 · $26,280

Animal Control Officer

50 · $111,505

Relief Animal Care Worker

36 · $0

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	$30.1M —	413 —	$82,342 —
2025	$32.3M ▲ 7.1%	566 ▲ 37.0%	$51,185 ▼ 37.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jennifer Curiel

District Supervisor Animal Services/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$152,517

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $94,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,078
Benefits: $37,644
Total compensation: $152,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 4320-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363532353033
Row ID: 2536353235303364320-0FT

Jennifer Curiel works as a District Supervisor Animal Services for Animal Services within Supervisory Blue Collar. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $152,517 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 12.

Andrea Sidoti

Veterinary Technician/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$152,161

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $111,259
Overtime: $25,793
Other pay: $4,244
Benefits: $10,865
Total compensation: $152,161
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 2369-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303934353433
Row ID: 2530393435343362369-0FT

Andrea Sidoti works as a Veterinary Technician for Animal Services within Technical. Their status is full-time. Andrea earned $152,161 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Joel Cruz

Veterinary Technician/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$150,059

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $111,259
Overtime: $2,918
Other pay: $9,328
Benefits: $26,554
Total compensation: $150,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 2369-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3738393735
Row ID: 25373839373562369-0FT

At Animal Services, Joel Cruz serves as a Veterinary Technician within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,059. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Yesenia Tapia

Veterinary Technician/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$148,913

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $119,539
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,825
Benefits: $26,549
Total compensation: $148,913
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 2369-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3032323536
Row ID: 25303232353662369-0FT

Yesenia Tapia holds the role of Veterinary Technician at Animal Services within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,913. Their bargaining unit is 21.