Agency file

City Clerk

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The City Clerk is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 232 employees with median total compensation of $50,713; the highest distinct record was $276,375.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.3M
Employees: 232
Median total: $50,713
Highest record: $276,375

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$226,029+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 232 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,713) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $58,684 (83%)
Overtime — $219 (0%)
Other — $3,085 (4%)
Benefits — $8,294 (12%)

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

$1,913

$13,373

$50,713

$111,221

$166,718

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $166,718 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,913. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

35 · $2,518

Senior Election Clerk

29 · $23,216

Management Analyst

16 · $119,641

Administrative Clerk

14 · $52,539

Legislative Assistant

12 · $167,419

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	$15.1M —	184 —	$70,758 —
2025	$16.3M ▲ 7.8%	232 ▲ 26.1%	$50,713 ▼ 28.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Bernardino Mariscal

Management Analyst/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$166,718

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $136,009
Overtime: $1,022
Other pay: $5,856
Benefits: $23,831
Total compensation: $166,718
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3533313637
Row ID: 253533313637149184-0FT

Bernardino Mariscal holds the role of Management Analyst at City Clerk within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $166,718. They are represented by 01.

Edward Nishida-Drake

Systems Administrator I/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$165,209

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $150,486
Overtime: $529
Other pay: $3,607
Benefits: $10,587
Total compensation: $165,209
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373237303034
Row ID: 25373237303034141455-1FT

Edward Nishida-Drake holds the role of Systems Administrator I at City Clerk within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $165,209. Union affiliation: 21.

Andrew Suh

Senior Legislative Assistant/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$165,097

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $141,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,112
Benefits: $21,245
Total compensation: $165,097
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 1187-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353537353733
Row ID: 25353537353733141187-0FT

At City Clerk, Andrew Suh serves as a Senior Legislative Assistant within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,097. They are represented by 20.

Juan Verano

Legislative Assistant/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$162,327

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $133,586
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,142
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $162,327
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 1182-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313635303932
Row ID: 25313635303932141182-0FT

At City Clerk, Juan Verano serves as a Legislative Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $162,327. Union affiliation: 01.