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

Page 1

Yenifer Say Gomez

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$88,739

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $77,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $510
Benefits: $10,712
Total compensation: $88,739
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: 353037303035
Row ID: 25353037303035161203-0FT

Yenifer Say Gomez works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Yenifer earned $88,739 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Ariana Aranda

Accounting Clerk Trainee/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$88,164

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $61,636
Overtime: $372
Other pay: $111
Benefits: $26,045
Total compensation: $88,164
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1225-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303830353134
Row ID: 25303830353134161225-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Ariana Aranda serves as a Accounting Clerk Trainee within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,164. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Loren Lizarraga

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$87,965

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $74,784
Overtime: $2,462
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,719
Total compensation: $87,965
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: 303934343135
Row ID: 25303934343135161203-0FT

Loren Lizarraga works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Loren earned $87,965 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Yuchun Chiang

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$87,033

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $72,848
Overtime: $3,826
Other pay: $576
Benefits: $9,783
Total compensation: $87,033
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: 383539373134
Row ID: 25383539373134161203-0FT

Yuchun Chiang 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 $87,033. Union affiliation: 20.

Giovanni Gonzalez

Senior Administrative Clerk/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$86,572

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $64,298
Overtime: $1,871
Other pay: $241
Benefits: $20,162
Total compensation: $86,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343131393933
Row ID: 25343131393933161368-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Giovanni Gonzalez serves as a Senior Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,572. Union affiliation: 03.

Justin Torres

Accounting Clerk/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$86,133

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $67,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $162
Benefits: $18,303
Total compensation: $86,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323031353134
Row ID: 25323031353134161223-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Justin Torres serves as a Accounting Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,133. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Robert Soria

Accounting Clerk Trainee/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$84,381

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $62,998
Overtime: $536
Other pay: $353
Benefits: $20,493
Total compensation: $84,381
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1225-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363038373035
Row ID: 25363038373035161225-0FT

Robert Soria is a Accounting Clerk Trainee at City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,381. Union affiliation: 03.

Emily Luc

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$83,084

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $70,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $763
Benefits: $11,382
Total compensation: $83,084
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: 303236303035
Row ID: 25303236303035161203-0FT

Emily Luc works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Emily earned $83,084 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Rosa Velasco

Senior Administrative Clerk/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$82,776

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $71,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $731
Benefits: $10,381
Total compensation: $82,776
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333130353733
Row ID: 25333130353733161368-0FT

Rosa Velasco holds the role of Senior Administrative Clerk at City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,776. Union affiliation: 03.

Raymond Vargas

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$82,530

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $71,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $364
Benefits: $10,718
Total compensation: $82,530
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: 323430363134
Row ID: 25323430363134161203-0FT

Raymond Vargas 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 $82,530. Union affiliation: 20.

Chrisshonda Collins

Accounting Clerk Trainee/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$81,692

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $62,678
Overtime: $977
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $17,973
Total compensation: $81,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1227-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363138383035
Row ID: 25363138383035161227-0FT

Chrisshonda Collins works as a Accounting Clerk Trainee for City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Chrisshonda earned $81,692 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Lan Nguyen

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$81,203

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $70,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $73
Benefits: $10,711
Total compensation: $81,203
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: 303337313334
Row ID: 25303337313334161203-0FT

Lan Nguyen 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 $81,203. They are represented by 20.

Yupei Cao

Accounting Clerk Trainee/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$81,043

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $62,328
Overtime: $174
Other pay: $244
Benefits: $18,297
Total compensation: $81,043
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1225-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393633383035
Row ID: 25393633383035161225-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Yupei Cao serves as a Accounting Clerk Trainee within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,043. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Ariana Porter

Accounting Clerk/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$80,930

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $60,620
Overtime: $88
Other pay: $55
Benefits: $20,168
Total compensation: $80,930
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 16
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333639363733
Row ID: 25333639363733161223-0FT

Ariana Porter works as a Accounting Clerk for City Employees Retirement System within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Ariana earned $80,930 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Anahita Parsinejad

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$79,691

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $68,754
Overtime: $219
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,718
Total compensation: $79,691
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: 393535343135
Row ID: 25393535343135161203-0FT

At City Employees Retirement System, Anahita Parsinejad serves as a Benefits Specialist within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,691. They are represented by 20.

Boris Kwan

Benefits Specialist/City Employees Retirement System

2025 total comp

$79,325

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $68,477
Overtime: $295
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,553
Total compensation: $79,325
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: 373338343135
Row ID: 25373338343135161203-0FT

Boris Kwan works as a Benefits Specialist for City Employees Retirement System within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Boris earned $79,325 in 2025. They are represented by 20.