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City of Los Angeles / City Planning

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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

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
Na
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$61.8M
—
508
—
$121,213
—
2025
$65.5M
▲ 6.1%
604
▲ 18.9%
$108,370
▼ 10.6%

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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.

Record list

Employees

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Brenda Kahinju

Senior Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp
$102,688
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$82,888
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$89
Benefits
$19,712
Total compensation
$102,688
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
68
Job Class Pay Grade
1368-0
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
303532383633
Row ID
25303532383633681368-0FT

Brenda Kahinju holds the role of Senior Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,688. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Rita Diaz

Office Engineering Technician III/City Planning

2025 total comp
$102,365
Sub-department
Technical
Base pay
$91,485
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$10,380
Total compensation
$102,365
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
68
Job Class Pay Grade
7212-3
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3239313332
Row ID
253239313332687212-3FT

Rita Diaz works as a Office Engineering Technician III for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Rita earned $102,365 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Paul Caporaso

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp
$102,364
Sub-department
Supervisory Technical
Base pay
$86,954
Overtime
$512
Other pay
$1,015
Benefits
$13,883
Total compensation
$102,364
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
353939383034
Row ID
25353939383034687944-0FT

Paul Caporaso holds the role of City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,364. Union affiliation: 19.

Nathan Romine

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp
$102,252
Sub-department
Technical
Base pay
$90,614
Overtime
$458
Other pay
$417
Benefits
$10,763
Total compensation
$102,252
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
333438333234
Row ID
25333438333234687939-0FT

Nathan Romine holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,252. Their bargaining unit is 21.