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

Melvin Canas

Senior Project Coordinator/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$174,317

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $150,153
Overtime: $567
Other pay: -$235
Benefits: $23,833
Total compensation: $174,317
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 1538-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3136313436
Row ID: 253136313436141538-0FT

Melvin Canas holds the role of Senior Project Coordinator at City Clerk within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $174,317. They are represented by 20.

Patty Kawada-Charuwat

Senior Management Analyst I/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$173,847

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $148,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,692
Benefits: $22,917
Total compensation: $173,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 353537303832
Row ID: 25353537303832149171-1FT

Patty Kawada-Charuwat holds the role of Senior Management Analyst I at City Clerk within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $173,847. They are represented by 20.

Rita Moreno

Legislative Assistant/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$172,510

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $160,753
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $868
Benefits: $10,889
Total compensation: $172,510
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: 3734353933
Row ID: 253734353933141182-0FT

Rita Moreno works as a Legislative Assistant for City Clerk within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Rita earned $172,510 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Michael Fontanilla

Programmer/Analyst V/City Clerk

2025 total comp

$170,779

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $157,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,954
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $170,779
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 14
Job Class Pay Grade: 1431-5
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323030303833
Row ID: 25323030303833141431-5FT

Michael Fontanilla holds the role of Programmer/Analyst V at City Clerk within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $170,779. Their bargaining unit is 08.