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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

Michelle Upshaw

Senior Labor Relations Specialist II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$292,099
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$266,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,053
Benefits
$10,911
Total compensation
$292,099
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
3635303233
Row ID
253635303233109202-2FT

Michelle Upshaw is a Senior Labor Relations Specialist II at City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $292,099. They are represented by 00.

Antonio Zepeda

Senior Labor Relations Specialist II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$287,018
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$252,948
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,353
Benefits
$20,716
Total compensation
$287,018
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
343635333031
Row ID
25343635333031109202-2FT

Antonio Zepeda is a Senior Labor Relations Specialist II at City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $287,018. They are represented by 00.

Melissa Krance

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$286,426
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$268,549
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,966
Benefits
$10,911
Total compensation
$286,426
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
3532393932
Row ID
253532393932101554-0FT

At City Administrative Officer, Melissa Krance serves as a Chief Administrative Analyst within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $286,426. Union affiliation: 00.