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

Page 1

Eugenio Guzman

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$61,014

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $51,081
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $9,880
Total compensation: $61,014
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: 333035313334
Row ID: 25333035313334681358-0FT

Eugenio Guzman works as a Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Eugenio earned $61,014 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Aidan Martirossian

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$60,416

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $11,115
Total compensation: $60,416
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: 353435353035
Row ID: 25353435353035681358-0FT

Aidan Martirossian is a Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $60,416. Union affiliation: 03.

Steve Ruiz

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$60,335

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $50,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52
Benefits: $10,198
Total compensation: $60,335
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: 313533383234
Row ID: 25313533383234681358-0FT

Steve Ruiz works as a Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Steve earned $60,335 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

April Miller

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$59,588

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $10,190
Total compensation: $59,588
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: 383732343035
Row ID: 25383732343035681358-0FT

April Miller holds the role of Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,588. They are represented by 03.

Lorenzo Sanchez

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$59,515

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $273
Benefits: $10,518
Total compensation: $59,515
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: 363736383035
Row ID: 25363736383035681358-0FT

Lorenzo Sanchez works as a Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Lorenzo earned $59,515 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Zoey James

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$59,451

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $9,880
Total compensation: $59,451
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: 343930303035
Row ID: 25343930303035681358-0FT

Zoey James works as a Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Zoey earned $59,451 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Stephanie Tapia

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$59,278

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $9,880
Total compensation: $59,278
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: 393739393034
Row ID: 25393739393034681358-0FT

Stephanie Tapia is a Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,278. Union affiliation: 03.

Amanda Torres

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$57,592

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,868
Total compensation: $57,592
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: 343934343135
Row ID: 25343934343135681358-0FT

At City Planning, Amanda Torres serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $57,592. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Mary Richardson

Na/City Planning

2025 total comp

$56,631

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $5,190
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $50,664
Benefits: $773
Total compensation: $56,631
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3738343936
Row ID: 25373834393668XXXX-XPV

At City Planning, Mary Richardson serves as a Na within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,631. They are represented by Xx.

Lilly Nie

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$54,990

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $44,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,354
Benefits: $5,567
Total compensation: $54,990
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333333353035
Row ID: 25333333353035687939-0FT

Lilly Nie holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,990. Union affiliation: 21.

Nora Morales

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$54,018

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,934
Overtime: $1,607
Other pay: $1,786
Benefits: $692
Total compensation: $54,018
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: 363636313035
Row ID: 25363636313035681358-0FT

Nora Morales is a Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $54,018. They are represented by 03.

Derek Valdez

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$52,033

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $50,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,252
Benefits: $696
Total compensation: $52,033
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: 373933383234
Row ID: 25373933383234681358-0FT

Derek Valdez is a Administrative Clerk at City Planning within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $52,033. Union affiliation: 03.