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City of Los Angeles / City Administrative Officer

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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

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

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Danae Odom

Administrative Clerk/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp
$51,557
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$43,713
Overtime
$201
Other pay
$92
Benefits
$7,551
Total compensation
$51,557
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
10
Job Class Pay Grade
1358-0
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
383533353933
Row ID
25383533353933101358-0FT

At City Administrative Officer, Danae Odom serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,557. Union affiliation: 03.