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City of Los Angeles / Controller

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Controller

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

The Controller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 219 employees with median total compensation of $111,100; the highest distinct record was $308,675.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$24.6M
Employees
219
Median total
$111,100
Highest record
$308,675

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 219 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,100) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $91,157 (81%)
  • Overtime — $1,876 (2%)
  • Other — $7,371 (7%)
  • Benefits — $11,802 (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
$14,819
$42,687
$111,100
$170,434
$210,403

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $210,403 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,819. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fiscal Systems Specialist I
18 · $177,099
Accountant
18 · $86,572
Na
16 · $104,173
Accounting Clerk
12 · $52,262
Fiscal Systems Specialist II
11 · $205,812

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
$23M
—
161
—
$141,695
—
2025
$24.6M
▲ 6.8%
219
▲ 36.0%
$111,100
▼ 21.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Victoria Orellana

Senior Administrative Clerk/Controller

2025 total comp
$109,205
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$82,888
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,113
Benefits
$22,204
Total compensation
$109,205
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1368-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3633313137
Row ID
253633313137261368-0FT

At Controller, Victoria Orellana serves as a Senior Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,205. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Lorna Lee

Accountant/Controller

2025 total comp
$107,241
Sub-department
Administrative
Base pay
$85,414
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,584
Benefits
$20,244
Total compensation
$107,241
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1513-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
313634323034
Row ID
25313634323034261513-0FT

At Controller, Lorna Lee serves as a Accountant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,241. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Aida Villalobos-Herbert

Accounting Clerk/Controller

2025 total comp
$106,947
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$80,027
Overtime
$5,473
Other pay
$899
Benefits
$20,549
Total compensation
$106,947
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1223-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
303835333933
Row ID
25303835333933261223-0FT

Aida Villalobos-Herbert holds the role of Accounting Clerk at Controller within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,947. Union affiliation: 03.

Guoxuan Chang

Programmer/Analyst III/Controller

2025 total comp
$106,207
Sub-department
Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay
$94,094
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,641
Benefits
$10,472
Total compensation
$106,207
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1431-3
Job Status
Active
Record Number
393335363234
Row ID
25393335363234261431-3FT

Guoxuan Chang is a Programmer/Analyst III at Controller within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $106,207. Union affiliation: 08.

Jennifer Ma

Accounting Clerk Assistant/Controller

2025 total comp
$105,059
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$64,436
Overtime
$13,791
Other pay
$780
Benefits
$26,051
Total compensation
$105,059
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1223-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
373434343035
Row ID
25373434343035261223-0FT

Jennifer Ma works as a Accounting Clerk Assistant for Controller within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $105,059 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Jennifer Liu

Accountant/Controller

2025 total comp
$103,285
Sub-department
Administrative
Base pay
$82,301
Overtime
$939
Other pay
$1,609
Benefits
$18,436
Total compensation
$103,285
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1513-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
323734313035
Row ID
25323734313035261513-0FT

Jennifer Liu works as a Accountant for Controller within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $103,285 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Fabian Nunez

Accounting Clerk/Controller

2025 total comp
$99,743
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$87,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,124
Benefits
$11,125
Total compensation
$99,743
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1223-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3931343138
Row ID
253931343138261223-0FT

Fabian Nunez holds the role of Accounting Clerk at Controller within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,743. Their bargaining unit is 03.