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

Jacqueline Wagner

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$307,107

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $268,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,283
Benefits: $26,276
Total compensation: $307,107
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: 3238393433
Row ID: 253238393433101554-0FT

Jacqueline Wagner is a Chief Administrative Analyst at City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $307,107. Union affiliation: 00.

Angela Brown

Senior Labor Relations Specialist II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$303,867

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $266,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,054
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $303,867
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: 3537363132
Row ID: 253537363132109202-2FT

At City Administrative Officer, Angela Brown serves as a Senior Labor Relations Specialist II within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $303,867. Union affiliation: 00.

Ha To

Finance Specialist V/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$302,107

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $268,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,276
Benefits: $18,241
Total compensation: $302,107
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1552-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323138323932
Row ID: 25323138323932101552-5FT

Ha To works as a Finance Specialist V for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Ha earned $302,107 in 2025. Union affiliation: 00.

Delilah Puche

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$299,944

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $268,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,312
Benefits: $26,355
Total compensation: $299,944
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: 3036393138
Row ID: 253036393138101554-0FT

Delilah Puche works as a Chief Administrative Analyst for City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Delilah earned $299,944 in 2025. They are represented by 00.

Andre Herndon

Chief Administrative Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$298,570

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $268,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,422
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $298,570
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: 333339333733
Row ID: 25333339333733101554-0FT

Andre Herndon is a Chief Administrative Analyst at City Administrative Officer within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $298,570. Union affiliation: 00.