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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

Maria Rosas Navarro

Na/Controller

2025 total comp
$251,345
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$233,212
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,218
Benefits
$13,914
Total compensation
$251,345
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
XXXX-X
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
383730343035
Row ID
2538373034303526XXXX-XFT

At Controller, Maria Rosas Navarro serves as a Na within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $251,345. Union affiliation: 00.

Dingding Chen

Financial Management Specialist V/Controller

2025 total comp
$249,797
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$234,121
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,738
Benefits
$938
Total compensation
$249,797
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
9198-5
Job Status
Active
Record Number
343633353832
Row ID
25343633353832269198-5FT

Dingding Chen is a Financial Management Specialist V at Controller within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $249,797. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Alyssa Arias

Chief Internal Auditor/Controller

2025 total comp
$243,889
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$214,766
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,712
Benefits
$26,411
Total compensation
$243,889
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
303633333034
Row ID
25303633333034261619-0FT

Alyssa Arias is a Chief Internal Auditor at Controller within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $243,889. They are represented by 36.