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

Aira Wada

Management Assistant/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$79,270

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $67,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,115
Benefits: $10,700
Total compensation: $79,270
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383637393035
Row ID: 25383637393035101539-0FT

Aira Wada works as a Management Assistant for City Administrative Officer within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Aira earned $79,270 in 2025. They are represented by 01.

Jordan Tan-Say

Management Assistant/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$78,374

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $66,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,148
Benefits: $10,382
Total compensation: $78,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323038343035
Row ID: 25323038343035101539-0FT

Jordan Tan-Say holds the role of Management Assistant at City Administrative Officer within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,374. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Terry Siu

Management Analyst/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$76,809

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $60,959
Overtime: $37
Other pay: $881
Benefits: $14,932
Total compensation: $76,809
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: 373239313134
Row ID: 25373239313134109184-0FT

Terry Siu holds the role of Management Analyst at City Administrative Officer within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,809. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Lilian Sacba Reyes

Administrative Clerk/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$72,461

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $52,086
Overtime: $159
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $20,130
Total compensation: $72,461
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383832333035
Row ID: 25383832333035101358-0FT

Lilian Sacba Reyes holds the role of Administrative Clerk at City Administrative Officer within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,461. They are represented by 03.

Idalia Orantes

Administrative Clerk/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$70,460

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79
Benefits: $20,451
Total compensation: $70,460
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353335383034
Row ID: 25353335383034101358-0FT

Idalia Orantes is a Administrative Clerk at City Administrative Officer within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,460. Union affiliation: 03.

Tyler Munhall

Senior Administrative Analyst II/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$70,034

Sub-department: Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts
Base pay: $69,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,034
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: 3937363831
Row ID: 253937363831101541-2PT

Tyler Munhall works as a Senior Administrative Analyst II for City Administrative Officer within Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts. Their status is part-time. Tyler earned $70,034 in 2025. Union affiliation: 61.

Melissa Wheeler

Administrative Clerk/City Administrative Officer

2025 total comp

$69,528

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $66,577
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,051
Benefits: $900
Total compensation: $69,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 10
Job Class Pay Grade: 1116-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333036353933
Row ID: 25333036353933101116-0FT

Melissa Wheeler works as a Administrative Clerk for City Administrative Officer within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $69,528 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.