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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Brian Cha

Senior Benefits Analyst I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$167,551

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $135,130
Overtime: $299
Other pay: $9,444
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $167,551
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: 303530323633
Row ID: 25303530323633169109-1FT

Brian Cha works as a Senior Benefits Analyst I for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $167,551 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Colin Tran

Internal Auditor III/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$166,162

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $135,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,527
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $166,162
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1625-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383934393035
Row ID: 25383934393035161625-3FT

Colin Tran is a Internal Auditor III at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $166,162. Union affiliation: 01.

James Kawashima

Senior Benefits Analyst II/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$162,627

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $142,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,750
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $162,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9109-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363637363832
Row ID: 25363637363832169109-2FT

James Kawashima is a Senior Benefits Analyst II at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $162,627. They are represented by 20.

Ricky Mulawin

Management Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$161,938

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $115,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,867
Benefits: $44,741
Total compensation: $161,938
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333237333832
Row ID: 25333237333832169184-0FT

Ricky Mulawin is a Management Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,938. They are represented by 01.

Wendy Johnson

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$160,313

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $131,279
Overtime: $2,038
Other pay: $721
Benefits: $26,276
Total compensation: $160,313
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: 3231313936
Row ID: 253231313936169108-0FT

Wendy Johnson holds the role of Benefits Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $160,313. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Gabriel Bautista

Senior Benefits Analyst I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$160,190

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $124,054
Overtime: $7,718
Other pay: $1,846
Benefits: $26,572
Total compensation: $160,190
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: 363939343733
Row ID: 25363939343733169109-1FT

Gabriel Bautista is a Senior Benefits Analyst I at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $160,190. They are represented by 20.

Ani Ghoukassian

Commission Executive Assistant II/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$158,864

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $126,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,258
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $158,864
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9734-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3830303633
Row ID: 253830303633169734-2FT

Ani Ghoukassian holds the role of Commission Executive Assistant II at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,864. They are represented by 01.

Wendy Norman

Investment Officer I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$158,803

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $136,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,634
Benefits: $20,606
Total compensation: $158,803
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9146-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393038303135
Row ID: 25393038303135169146-1FT

Wendy Norman is a Investment Officer I at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $158,803. Union affiliation: 20.

Cliff Lim

Senior Systems Analyst I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$158,741

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $132,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,197
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $158,741
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1597-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363338393833
Row ID: 25363338393833161597-1FT

Cliff Lim holds the role of Senior Systems Analyst I at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,741. They are represented by 20.