City of Los Angeles / Cannabis Regulation

Agency file

Cannabis Regulation

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

The Cannabis Regulation regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 75 employees with median total compensation of $96,008; the highest distinct record was $285,834.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7M
Employees: 75
Median total: $96,008
Highest record: $285,834

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$274,712+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 75 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($96,008) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $78,844 (85%)
Overtime — $508 (1%)
Other — $1,759 (2%)
Benefits — $12,024 (13%)

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

$29,633

$96,008

$137,614

$163,527

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $163,527 — 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

Management Analyst

23 · $112,770

Senior Management Analyst I

9 · $154,925

Administrative Clerk

7 · $55,860

Commission Hearing Examiner

7 · $0

Management Assistant

3 · $83,215

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	$6.7M —	66 —	$95,085 —
2025	$7M ▲ 4.4%	75 ▲ 13.6%	$96,008 ▲ 1.0%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Jack Caplan

Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$99,634

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $88,665
Overtime: $375
Other pay: $356
Benefits: $10,238
Total compensation: $99,634
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 333131333334
Row ID: 25333131333334131539-0FT

Jack Caplan works as a Management Analyst for Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Jack earned $99,634 in 2025. They are represented by 01.

Emilee Yee

Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$96,008

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,783
Overtime: $2,805
Other pay: $2,557
Benefits: $862
Total compensation: $96,008
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313334393034
Row ID: 25313334393034139184-0FT

Emilee Yee is a Management Analyst at Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,008. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Osmara Valencia

Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$94,283

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $84,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61
Benefits: $9,827
Total compensation: $94,283
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373034343034
Row ID: 25373034343034139184-0FT

Osmara Valencia is a Management Analyst at Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,283. Union affiliation: 01.

Guillermin Carranza

Principal Public Relations Representative/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$93,911

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $90,802
Overtime: $126
Other pay: $1,629
Benefits: $1,354
Total compensation: $93,911
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 1786-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383132313334
Row ID: 25383132313334131786-0FT

At Cannabis Regulation, Guillermin Carranza serves as a Principal Public Relations Representative within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,911. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Linda Perez

Accounting Clerk/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$93,598

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $73,532
Overtime: $25
Other pay: $67
Benefits: $19,974
Total compensation: $93,598
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 1225-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343033383133
Row ID: 25343033383133131225-0FT

Linda Perez is a Accounting Clerk at Cannabis Regulation within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,598. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Maresja Bray

Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$92,484

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $79,519
Overtime: $638
Other pay: $518
Benefits: $11,809
Total compensation: $92,484
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383031343034
Row ID: 25383031343034139184-0FT

Maresja Bray works as a Management Analyst for Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Maresja earned $92,484 in 2025. They are represented by 01.

Amber Reaves

Management Assistant/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$92,192

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $79,030
Overtime: $1,548
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $11,090
Total compensation: $92,192
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393833333933
Row ID: 25393833333933131539-0FT

Amber Reaves is a Management Assistant at Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,192. Union affiliation: 01.