Planning Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

115 employees hold this title in City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $99,069, below the department median of $108,370.

Employees: 115
Total payroll: $11.3M
Role median: $99,069
Agency median: $108,370
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$32,076$124,214+

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How total compensation varies among the 115 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Planning Assistant is held in 3 City of Los Angeles departments. In City Planning, the median of $99,069 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Harbor

$101,702 · 3

Airports

$90,890 · 2

Median total compensation for the Planning Assistant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Planning Assistant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $98,906 ranks #1 of 2. See Planning Assistant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Albuquerque

$20,381 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Planning Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Eveline Bravo-Ayala

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$85,048

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $80,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,309
Benefits: $3,269
Total compensation: $85,048
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343934353035
Row ID: 25343934353035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Eveline Bravo-Ayala serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,048. Union affiliation: 21.

Camille Elston-Leger

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$84,385

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $75,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $8,958
Total compensation: $84,385
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363930363833
Row ID: 25363930363833687939-0FT

At City Planning, Camille Elston-Leger serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,385. They are represented by 21.

Melissa Lim

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$83,316

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $80,312
Overtime: $238
Other pay: $1,865
Benefits: $901
Total compensation: $83,316
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383039383035
Row ID: 25383039383035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Melissa Lim serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,316. Union affiliation: 21.