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%

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Record list

Employees

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Aaron Mayse

Programmer/Analyst III/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$157,871

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $131,635
Overtime: $1,205
Other pay: $6,508
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $157,871
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 1431-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313930393732
Row ID: 25313930393732131431-3FT

Aaron Mayse is a Programmer/Analyst III at Cannabis Regulation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $157,871. They are represented by 08.

Cassandra Marucut

Senior Management Analyst I/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$157,063

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $136,566
Overtime: $583
Other pay: $1,675
Benefits: $18,239
Total compensation: $157,063
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323039373633
Row ID: 25323039373633139171-1FT

Cassandra Marucut is a Senior Management Analyst I at Cannabis Regulation within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $157,063. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Christine Wai

Senior Management Analyst I/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$154,925

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $135,444
Overtime: $1,319
Other pay: $58
Benefits: $18,105
Total compensation: $154,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333533323932
Row ID: 25333533323932139171-1FT

At Cannabis Regulation, Christine Wai serves as a Senior Management Analyst I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $154,925. They are represented by 20.

Val Eric Balaton

Special Investigator I/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$150,952

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $120,379
Overtime: $357
Other pay: $6,392
Benefits: $23,824
Total compensation: $150,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 0602-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3336303338
Row ID: 253336303338130602-1FT

Val Eric Balaton is a Special Investigator I at Cannabis Regulation within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $150,952. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Hector Alikhan

Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$149,100

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $130,570
Overtime: $532
Other pay: $7,398
Benefits: $10,600
Total compensation: $149,100
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333135343533
Row ID: 25333135343533139171-1FT

Hector Alikhan holds the role of Management Analyst at Cannabis Regulation within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,100. Union affiliation: 20.