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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

Hadiara Diallo

Financial Management Specialist IV/Controller

2025 total comp
$227,671
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$194,449
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,380
Benefits
$22,842
Total compensation
$227,671
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
9198-4
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3837333231
Row ID
253837333231269198-4FT

At Controller, Hadiara Diallo serves as a Financial Management Specialist IV within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $227,671. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Teresa Kyu Li

Principal Accountant II/Controller

2025 total comp
$225,697
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$156,082
Overtime
$28,998
Other pay
$15,109
Benefits
$25,508
Total compensation
$225,697
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
9198-3
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3838313735
Row ID
253838313735269198-3FT

At Controller, Teresa Kyu Li serves as a Principal Accountant II within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $225,697. Union affiliation: 36.

Nicholas Ketter

Chief Internal Auditor/Controller

2025 total comp
$224,774
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$203,570
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,514
Benefits
$18,690
Total compensation
$224,774
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1619-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
373038383833
Row ID
25373038383833261619-0FT

Nicholas Ketter holds the role of Chief Internal Auditor at Controller within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $224,774. Union affiliation: 36.

Charlene Lee

Fiscal Systems Specialist II/Controller

2025 total comp
$221,996
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$184,183
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,213
Benefits
$26,600
Total compensation
$221,996
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1555-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3833333936
Row ID
253833333936261555-2FT

Charlene Lee is a Fiscal Systems Specialist II at Controller within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $221,996. Union affiliation: 20.