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

Riana Basuel

Management Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$35,622

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,004
Benefits: $5,375
Total compensation: $35,622
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323034363933
Row ID: 25323034363933109184-0FT

Riana Basuel works as a Management Analyst for City Administrative Officer within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Riana earned $35,622 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Mason Saavedra

Management Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$34,512

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $30,985
Overtime: $260
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,267
Total compensation: $34,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363431313035
Row ID: 25363431313035109184-0FT

Mason Saavedra holds the role of Management Analyst at City Administrative Officer within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,512. Union affiliation: 01.

Grace Caprile

Project Assistant/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$33,499

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $23,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,384
Benefits: $7,681
Total compensation: $33,499
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313038343035
Row ID: 2531303834303510XXXX-XPV

Grace Caprile works as a Project Assistant for City Administrative Officer within Na. Their status is per event. Grace earned $33,499 in 2025. Union affiliation: Xx.

James House

Senior Administrative Analyst II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$28,614

Sub-department: Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts
Base pay: $28,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $64
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,614
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 61

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1541-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3330363135
Row ID: 253330363135101541-2PT

James House works as a Senior Administrative Analyst II for City Administrative Officer within Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts. Their status is part-time. James earned $28,614 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 61.