City Ethics Commission

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

The City Ethics Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 56 employees with median total compensation of $125,398; the highest distinct record was $338,917.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.3M
Employees: 56
Median total: $125,398
Highest record: $338,917

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$279,252+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 56 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($125,398) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $97,858 (87%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $2,107 (2%)
Benefits — $12,728 (11%)

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

$468

$46,610

$125,398

$154,914

$198,015

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $198,015 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $468. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Ethics Officer II

7 · $196,810

Management Analyst

7 · $129,196

Senior Management Analyst I

6 · $159,593

Special Investigator I

6 · $119,532

Auditor II

6 · $100,122

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	$5.9M —	45 —	$125,959 —
2025	$6.3M ▲ 7.5%	56 ▲ 24.4%	$125,398 ▼ 0.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kirsten Pickenpaugh

Ethics Officer II/City Ethics Commission

2025 total comp

$220,254

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $182,957
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,543
Benefits: $26,755
Total compensation: $220,254
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 17
Job Class Pay Grade: 0016-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3930323131
Row ID: 253930323131170016-0FT

Kirsten Pickenpaugh is a Ethics Officer II at City Ethics Commission within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $220,254. Their bargaining unit is 36.