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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Crystina Anderson

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$57,579

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $47,303
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,275
Total compensation: $57,579
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: 383631363135
Row ID: 25383631363135161203-0FT

Crystina Anderson is a Benefits Specialist at City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,579. They are represented by 20.

Lien Nguyen

Management Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$56,631

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $56,427
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $204
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,631
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3535383234
Row ID: 253535383234169184-0PT

Lien Nguyen holds the role of Management Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,631. Union affiliation: 01.

Ingewati Setiabudi

Senior Accountant II/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$53,286

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $53,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,286
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1523-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3535373637
Row ID: 253535373637161523-2PT

Ingewati Setiabudi works as a Senior Accountant II for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. Ingewati earned $53,286 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.

Linda Huynh

Benefits Analyst/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$53,244

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $52,939
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $305
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,244
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 9108-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3332313731
Row ID: 253332313731169108-0PT

Linda Huynh holds the role of Benefits Analyst at City Employees Retirement System within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,244. Their bargaining unit is 01.