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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

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Virginia Reynolds

Senior Management Analyst II/Controller

2025 total comp
$29,746
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$29,546
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,746
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
9171-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3539333634
Row ID
253539333634269171-2PT

Virginia Reynolds works as a Senior Management Analyst II for Controller within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. Virginia earned $29,746 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Elvira Alipio

Accounting Clerk/Controller

2025 total comp
$26,942
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$26,915
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$27
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,942
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1223-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3831323333
Row ID
253831323333261223-0PT

Elvira Alipio works as a Accounting Clerk for Controller within Clerical. Their status is part-time. Elvira earned $26,942 in 2025. They are represented by 03.