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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

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
Na
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$31.3M
—
208
—
$146,106
—
2025
$32.6M
▲ 3.9%
266
▲ 27.9%
$124,099
▼ 15.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paola Ferrari

Senior Labor Relations Specialist II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$282,409
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$252,948
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,861
Benefits
$26,600
Total compensation
$282,409
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
10
Job Class Pay Grade
9202-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
383131383732
Row ID
25383131383732109202-2FT

Paola Ferrari works as a Senior Labor Relations Specialist II for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Paola earned $282,409 in 2025. They are represented by 00.

Veronica Salumbides

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$280,965
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$255,461
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,536
Benefits
$9,969
Total compensation
$280,965
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
10
Job Class Pay Grade
1554-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3033353835
Row ID
253033353835101554-0FT

Veronica Salumbides works as a Chief Administrative Analyst for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Veronica earned $280,965 in 2025. They are represented by 00.

Leah Chu

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$278,341
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$254,363
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,261
Benefits
$20,716
Total compensation
$278,341
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
10
Job Class Pay Grade
1554-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
333136323031
Row ID
25333136323031101554-0FT

At City Administrative Officer, Leah Chu serves as a Chief Administrative Analyst within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $278,341. Union affiliation: 00.

Maria Gutierrez

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$274,167
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$268,549
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,622
Benefits
$996
Total compensation
$274,167
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
10
Job Class Pay Grade
1554-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3838323734
Row ID
253838323734101554-0FT

At City Administrative Officer, Maria Gutierrez serves as a Chief Administrative Analyst within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $274,167. Union affiliation: 00.