City of Los Angeles / City Employees Retirement System

Agency file

City Employees Retirement System

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 398 employees with median total compensation of $44,873; the highest distinct record was $430,184.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $28.9M
Employees: 398
Median total: $44,873
Highest record: $430,184

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$237,576+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 398 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,873) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $58,715 (81%)
Overtime — $1,240 (2%)
Other — $4,105 (6%)
Benefits — $8,456 (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

$1,125

$12,113

$44,873

$117,358

$168,571

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $168,571 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,125. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Benefits Specialist

58 · $88,930

41 · $4,387

Retiree Over the Limit

38 · $3,638

Benefits Analyst

36 · $120,471

Administrative Intern I

33 · $15,933

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	$27.5M —	357 —	$60,070 —
2025	$28.9M ▲ 5.0%	398 ▲ 11.5%	$44,873 ▼ 25.3%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Pension City of Los Angeles89% match
Department of Management Services Florida41% match
Health Service System City and County of San Francisco39% match

Record list

Employees

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Sylvia Sanchez

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$137,943

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $102,818
Overtime: $7,464
Other pay: $1,148
Benefits: $26,512
Total compensation: $137,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1203-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3132323936
Row ID: 253132323936161203-0FT

Sylvia Sanchez works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Sylvia earned $137,943 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Khia Moore

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$137,366

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $120,522
Overtime: $4,861
Other pay: $1,095
Benefits: $10,888
Total compensation: $137,366
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: 343035323631
Row ID: 25343035323631169108-0FT

Khia Moore is a Benefits Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,366. Union affiliation: 01.

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.

Bernadette Molina

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$135,514

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $107,505
Overtime: $7,725
Other pay: $1,291
Benefits: $18,994
Total compensation: $135,514
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: 343730343832
Row ID: 25343730343832169108-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Bernadette Molina serves as a Benefits Analyst within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,514. They are represented by 01.

Marcel Nguyen

Senior Management Analyst I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$135,111

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $107,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,456
Benefits: $26,446
Total compensation: $135,111
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363039303034
Row ID: 25363039303034169171-1FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Marcel Nguyen serves as a Senior Management Analyst I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,111. They are represented by 20.

Krisandra Torres

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$132,417

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $106,180
Overtime: $4,018
Other pay: $1,589
Benefits: $20,629
Total compensation: $132,417
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1203-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3234353638
Row ID: 253234353638161203-0FT

Krisandra Torres holds the role of Benefits Specialist at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,417. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Carlos Jovel

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$131,259

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $106,008
Overtime: $4,342
Other pay: $619
Benefits: $20,290
Total compensation: $131,259
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: 323930323035
Row ID: 25323930323035169108-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Carlos Jovel serves as a Benefits Analyst within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,259. They are represented by 01.

Stephanie Torres

Personnel Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$130,173

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $96,518
Overtime: $5,275
Other pay: $1,226
Benefits: $27,154
Total compensation: $130,173
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 323638303334
Row ID: 25323638303334161539-0FT

Stephanie Torres holds the role of Personnel Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,173. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Rainbow Sun

Senior Benefits Analyst I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$129,323

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $112,175
Overtime: $4,070
Other pay: $2,218
Benefits: $10,861
Total compensation: $129,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9109-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333139383034
Row ID: 25333139383034169109-1FT

Rainbow Sun is a Senior Benefits Analyst I at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,323. Their bargaining unit is 20.