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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Jason Killeen

Assistant Executive Director, Cannabis Department/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$285,834

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $254,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,447
Benefits: $24,111
Total compensation: $285,834
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9428-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393338323932
Row ID: 25393338323932139428-0FT

At Cannabis Regulation, Jason Killeen serves as a Assistant Executive Director, Cannabis Department within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $285,834. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Michelle Garakian

Executive Director Cannabis Department/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$274,712

Sub-department: Non-Represented - General Managers
Base pay: $242,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,000
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $274,712
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9429-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343131393533
Row ID: 25343131393533139429-0FT

Michelle Garakian is a Executive Director Cannabis Department at Cannabis Regulation within Non-Represented - General Managers. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $274,712. Union affiliation: 00.

Zachary De Corse

Chief Management Analyst/Cannabis Regulation

2025 total comp

$269,718

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $212,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,078
Benefits: $22,854
Total compensation: $269,718
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 13
Job Class Pay Grade: 9182-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313637363832
Row ID: 25313637363832139182-0FT

At Cannabis Regulation, Zachary De Corse serves as a Chief Management Analyst within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $269,718. Union affiliation: 36.