City of Los Angeles / City Administrative Officer

Agency file

City Administrative Officer

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

The City Administrative Officer provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 266 employees with median total compensation of $124,099; the highest distinct record was $503,166.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $32.6M
Employees: 266
Median total: $124,099
Highest record: $503,166

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$323,009+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 266 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($124,099) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $103,485 (85%)
Overtime — $1,100 (1%)
Other — $6,860 (6%)
Benefits — $10,943 (9%)

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

$7,552

$33,321

$124,099

$183,275

$254,939

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $254,939 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,552. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Administrative Analyst II

36 · $172,409

Senior Administrative Analyst I

27 · $141,365

Management Analyst

24 · $83,159

20 · $8,319

Chief Administrative Analyst

15 · $278,341

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	$31.3M —	208 —	$146,106 —
2025	$32.6M ▲ 3.9%	266 ▲ 27.9%	$124,099 ▼ 15.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Maria Lee

Finance Specialist IV/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$267,849

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $117,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140,264
Benefits: $10,043
Total compensation: $267,849
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 0101-2
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 3537393535
Row ID: 253537393535100101-2FT

Maria Lee works as a Finance Specialist IV for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $267,849 in 2025. They are represented by 00.

Janelle Irving

Finance Specialist IV/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$263,564

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $239,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,277
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $263,564
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1552-4
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303839333433
Row ID: 25303839333433101552-4FT

Janelle Irving is a Finance Specialist IV at City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $263,564. Union affiliation: 00.

Jennifer Lopez

Finance Specialist IV/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$263,078

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $241,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,671
Benefits: $18,753
Total compensation: $263,078
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1552-4
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3833353735
Row ID: 253833353735101552-4FT

Jennifer Lopez works as a Finance Specialist IV for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $263,078 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Zernan Samaniego Abad

Risk Manager III/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$261,673

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $232,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,873
Benefits: $26,797
Total compensation: $261,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1530-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3037393234
Row ID: 253037393234101530-3FT

At City Administrative Officer, Zernan Samaniego Abad serves as a Risk Manager III within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $261,673. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Alma Guerrero

Chief Management Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$257,704

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $223,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,647
Benefits: $21,087
Total compensation: $257,704
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 9182-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3330393533
Row ID: 253330393533109182-0FT

Alma Guerrero works as a Chief Management Analyst for City Administrative Officer within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. Alma earned $257,704 in 2025. They are represented by 36.