Benefits Analyst

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30 employees hold this title in City Employees Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $125,861, above the department median of $44,873.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $3.8M
Role median: $125,861
Agency median: $44,873
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$53,244$158,544+

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How total compensation varies among the 30 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Benefits Analyst is held in 4 City of Los Angeles departments. In City Employees Retirement System, the median of $125,861 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Pension

$134,979 · 14

Personnel

$119,999 · 6

Water and Power

$81,348 · 6

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

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Benefits Analyst beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $123,312 ranks #2 of 3. See Benefits Analyst across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$132,971 · 16

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$94,928 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Benefits Analystroles 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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Nathan Herkelrath

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$150,290

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $119,413
Overtime: $5,900
Other pay: $844
Benefits: $24,134
Total compensation: $150,290
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9108-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333839303933
Row ID: 25333839303933169108-0FT

Nathan Herkelrath is a Benefits Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $150,290. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Marina Castaneda

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$148,866

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $134,899
Overtime: $2,036
Other pay: $1,020
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $148,866
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9108-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323733383932
Row ID: 25323733383932169108-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Marina Castaneda serves as a Benefits Analyst within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,866. Their bargaining unit is 01.