City of Los Angeles / City Employees Retirement System / Accountant

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Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

6 employees hold this title in City Employees Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $110,032, above the department median of $44,873.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $657.4K
Role median: $110,032
Agency median: $44,873
Comparison: Above

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Accountant is held in 25 City of Los Angeles departments. In City Employees Retirement System, the median of $110,032 ranks #7 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$119,299 · 11

$116,978 · 2

$114,190 · 6

$113,043 · 14

$112,248 · 1

$110,816 · 1

$109,025 · 1

$107,301 · 1

Public Works - Board of Public Works

$106,532 · 29

General Services

$106,126 · 12

Pension

$104,852 · 9

El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority

$102,857 · 2

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $104,820 ranks #8 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lolita Badar

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$137,027

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $107,837
Overtime: $423
Other pay: $4,994
Benefits: $23,773
Total compensation: $137,027
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363334333633
Row ID: 25363334333633161513-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Lolita Badar serves as a Accountant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,027. Union affiliation: 01.

Elsa Lam

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$115,581

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $101,213
Overtime: $930
Other pay: $3,195
Benefits: $10,242
Total compensation: $115,581
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353537363833
Row ID: 25353537363833161513-0FT

Elsa Lam is a Accountant at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $115,581. They are represented by 01.

Bassant Saad

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$111,451

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $94,613
Overtime: $378
Other pay: $5,664
Benefits: $10,796
Total compensation: $111,451
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363337393034
Row ID: 25363337393034161513-0FT

Bassant Saad works as a Accountant for City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Bassant earned $111,451 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Justin Lam

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$108,613

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $94,613
Overtime: $394
Other pay: $2,811
Benefits: $10,796
Total compensation: $108,613
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383337393034
Row ID: 25383337393034161513-0FT

Justin Lam is a Accountant at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,613. They are represented by 01.

Carmelita Klingbeil

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$94,579

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $81,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,272
Benefits: $10,747
Total compensation: $94,579
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363930323035
Row ID: 25363930323035161513-0FT

Carmelita Klingbeil is a Accountant at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,579. They are represented by 01.

Clarence Ou

Accountant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$90,192

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $77,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $10,739
Total compensation: $90,192
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353731393035
Row ID: 25353731393035161513-0FT

Clarence Ou works as a Accountant for City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Clarence earned $90,192 in 2025. They are represented by 01.