Agency file

City Planning

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

The City Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 604 employees with median total compensation of $108,370; the highest distinct record was $375,812.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $65.5M
Employees: 604
Median total: $108,370
Highest record: $375,812

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$245,237+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 604 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,370) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $93,355 (86%)
Overtime — $364 (0%)
Other — $2,391 (2%)
Benefits — $12,395 (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

$9,039

$60,416

$108,370

$154,640

$191,961

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $191,961 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,039. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planning Assistant

116 · $98,574

City Planner

104 · $158,404

City Planning Associate

54 · $127,660

43 · $2,909

Senior City Planner

34 · $202,335

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	$61.8M —	508 —	$121,213 —
2025	$65.5M ▲ 6.1%	604 ▲ 18.9%	$108,370 ▼ 10.6%

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.

Planning Department (103) City of Baltimore45% match
Department of City Planning New York City38% match

Record list

Employees

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Miguel Sotelo

Senior Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,886

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $77,222
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79
Benefits: $17,584
Total compensation: $94,886
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313330373033
Row ID: 25313330373033681368-0FT

Miguel Sotelo works as a Senior Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Miguel earned $94,886 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Jonathan Hagar

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,846

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,669
Benefits: $10,305
Total compensation: $94,846
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: 303833333234
Row ID: 25303833333234687939-0FT

Jonathan Hagar works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $94,846 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Nathaniel Singer

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,826

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,872
Overtime: $535
Other pay: $1,654
Benefits: $9,765
Total compensation: $94,826
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: 353931353035
Row ID: 25353931353035687939-0FT

Nathaniel Singer holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,826. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Luis Lopez

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,798

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $701
Other pay: $580
Benefits: $10,822
Total compensation: $94,798
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: 353433353035
Row ID: 25353433353035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Luis Lopez serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,798. Union affiliation: 21.

Julissa Lopez-Hodoyan

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,699

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,872
Overtime: $1,081
Other pay: $441
Benefits: $10,305
Total compensation: $94,699
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: 343931353035
Row ID: 25343931353035687939-0FT

Julissa Lopez-Hodoyan is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,699. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Jessica Garcia

Accountant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,482

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $81,373
Overtime: $528
Other pay: $2,280
Benefits: $10,300
Total compensation: $94,482
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373138313035
Row ID: 25373138313035681513-0FT

Jessica Garcia is a Accountant at City Planning within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,482. They are represented by 01.

Andres Gutierrez

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,466

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,776
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $94,466
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: 353238333234
Row ID: 25353238333234687939-0FT

Andres Gutierrez is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,466. Union affiliation: 21.

Gregorio Guillermo

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,280

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,281
Benefits: $10,305
Total compensation: $94,280
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: 373233353035
Row ID: 25373233353035687939-0FT

Gregorio Guillermo holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,280. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Michael Sin

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,207

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $76,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,253
Benefits: $10,815
Total compensation: $94,207
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363331313633
Row ID: 25363331313633687944-0FT

Michael Sin works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $94,207 in 2025. They are represented by 19.

Leslie Perez

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,116

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $10,998
Total compensation: $94,116
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: 323333353035
Row ID: 25323333353035687939-0FT

Leslie Perez works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Leslie earned $94,116 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Tiffany Corrales

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$94,072

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $739
Benefits: $10,639
Total compensation: $94,072
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: 383233353035
Row ID: 25383233353035687939-0FT

Tiffany Corrales is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,072. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Bengy Mitchell

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,998

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $78,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $620
Benefits: $15,300
Total compensation: $93,998
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: 313137343135
Row ID: 25313137343135687939-0FT

Bengy Mitchell is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,998. They are represented by 21.

Matthew Campana

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,969

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $969
Benefits: $10,305
Total compensation: $93,969
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: 303638363034
Row ID: 25303638363034687939-0FT

At City Planning, Matthew Campana serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,969. They are represented by 21.

Danielle Dirksen

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,964

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $1,343
Other pay: $471
Benefits: $9,455
Total compensation: $93,964
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: 313433353035
Row ID: 25313433353035687939-0FT

Danielle Dirksen works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Danielle earned $93,964 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Allyn Reyes

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,783

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $10,665
Total compensation: $93,783
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: 323635373234
Row ID: 25323635373234687939-0FT

Allyn Reyes works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Allyn earned $93,783 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Jorge Ruiz-Rosales

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,728

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $80,470
Overtime: $2,647
Other pay: $623
Benefits: $9,988
Total compensation: $93,728
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: 333932303135
Row ID: 25333932303135687939-0FT

Jorge Ruiz-Rosales holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,728. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Simon Liu

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,542

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $852
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $93,542
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: 303034353035
Row ID: 25303034353035687939-0FT

Simon Liu works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Simon earned $93,542 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Lucia Gomez

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$93,424

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $10,305
Total compensation: $93,424
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: 303333353035
Row ID: 25303333353035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Lucia Gomez serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,424. They are represented by 21.

Lakshmi Gangamreddypalli

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,971

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,224
Overtime: $455
Other pay: $1,297
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $92,971
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: 353935383035
Row ID: 25353935383035687939-0FT

Lakshmi Gangamreddypalli holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,971. Union affiliation: 21.

Abraham Lamontagne

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,898

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $676
Benefits: $10,998
Total compensation: $92,898
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: 313635383035
Row ID: 25313635383035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Abraham Lamontagne serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,898. They are represented by 21.

Monica Taimoori

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,874

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $414
Benefits: $9,765
Total compensation: $92,874
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: 363430313334
Row ID: 25363430313334687939-0FT

At City Planning, Monica Taimoori serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,874. Union affiliation: 21.

Marcos Godoy

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,684

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $61,908
Overtime: $6,360
Other pay: $242
Benefits: $24,173
Total compensation: $92,684
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363634383933
Row ID: 25363634383933681358-0FT

At City Planning, Marcos Godoy serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,684. Union affiliation: 03.

Andrea Magana-Withers

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,574

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $9,455
Total compensation: $92,574
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: 303937383533
Row ID: 25303937383533687939-0FT

Andrea Magana-Withers is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,574. They are represented by 21.

Natasha Kumar

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,523

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $82,694
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $9,404
Total compensation: $92,523
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: 353933353035
Row ID: 25353933353035687939-0FT

Natasha Kumar is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,523. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Sabrina Law

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,453

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $985
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $92,453
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: 313039373035
Row ID: 25313039373035687939-0FT

Sabrina Law holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,453. Union affiliation: 21.

Zachary Alamillo

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,209

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $824
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $92,209
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: 303234353134
Row ID: 25303234353134687939-0FT

At City Planning, Zachary Alamillo serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,209. They are represented by 21.

Kyle Hunter-Valls

Management Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,090

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $80,738
Overtime: $144
Other pay: $1,225
Benefits: $9,984
Total compensation: $92,090
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333332363933
Row ID: 25333332363933681539-0FT

Kyle Hunter-Valls is a Management Assistant at City Planning within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,090. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Eleanor Stevens

Graphics Designer I/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,054

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $63,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,583
Benefits: $24,874
Total compensation: $92,054
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1670-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353137333035
Row ID: 25353137333035681670-1FT

Eleanor Stevens holds the role of Graphics Designer I at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,054. They are represented by 21.

Shane Strunk

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$92,027

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $81,557
Overtime: $59
Other pay: $416
Benefits: $9,995
Total compensation: $92,027
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: 353138373035
Row ID: 25353138373035687939-0FT

At City Planning, Shane Strunk serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,027. Union affiliation: 21.

Jacqueline Torres

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$91,970

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $79,625
Overtime: $1,194
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $10,298
Total compensation: $91,970
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: 303438313035
Row ID: 25303438313035687939-0FT

Jacqueline Torres holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,970. Union affiliation: 21.