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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Christine Zoe Diego

Na/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$37,994

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $36,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,795
Total compensation: $37,994
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1535-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373734323135
Row ID: 25373734323135161535-1PT

Christine Zoe Diego holds the role of Na at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,994. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Edeliza Fang

Na/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$37,972

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,972
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,972
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3932393433
Row ID: 25393239343316XXXX-XPV

At City Employees Retirement System, Edeliza Fang serves as a Na within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,972. Union affiliation: Xx.

Jacob Ortega

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$37,056

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $27,355
Overtime: $437
Other pay: $254
Benefits: $9,011
Total compensation: $37,056
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1203-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363934343135
Row ID: 25363934343135161203-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Jacob Ortega serves as a Benefits Specialist within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,056. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Vincent Tsui

Accounting Records Supervisor I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$35,710

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $35,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,710
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1119-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3936383032
Row ID: 253936383032161119-1PT

Vincent Tsui holds the role of Accounting Records Supervisor I at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,710. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Daelin Wilson

Na/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$34,551

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $33,738
Overtime: $543
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $69
Total compensation: $34,551
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323330353135
Row ID: 2532333035313516XXXX-XFT

Daelin Wilson holds the role of Na at City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,551. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Abigail Martinez

Na/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$34,348

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $32,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,796
Total compensation: $34,348
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1535-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 303832353135
Row ID: 25303832353135161535-1PT

Abigail Martinez is a Na at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $34,348. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Valeria Valencia

Administrative Intern I/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$34,082

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $34,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10
Benefits: $16
Total compensation: $34,082
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 0844-0
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 303937363034
Row ID: 25303937363034160844-0PT

Valeria Valencia works as a Administrative Intern I for City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is part-time. Valeria earned $34,082 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Veronica Nevarez

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$33,269

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $24,390
Overtime: $2,372
Other pay: $423
Benefits: $6,083
Total compensation: $33,269
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1203-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313833383833
Row ID: 25313833383833161203-0FT

Veronica Nevarez works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Veronica earned $33,269 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Karina Coimbra

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$31,042

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $21,293
Overtime: $299
Other pay: $1,054
Benefits: $8,395
Total compensation: $31,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1203-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383834393035
Row ID: 25383834393035161203-0FT

Karina Coimbra 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 $31,042. They are represented by 20.

Ashley Cooley

Office Services Assistant/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$30,581

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $22,416
Overtime: $1,758
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $6,407
Total compensation: $30,581
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313135333135
Row ID: 2531313533313516XXXX-XFT

Ashley Cooley holds the role of Office Services Assistant at City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,581. Their bargaining unit is 03.