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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

Josephine Palomino

Financial Management Specialist I/Controller

2025 total comp
$42,563
Sub-department
Management Employees
Base pay
$42,457
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$106
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,563
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
9198-1
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3831353135
Row ID
253831353135269198-1PT

Josephine Palomino works as a Financial Management Specialist I for Controller within Management Employees. Their status is part-time. Josephine earned $42,563 in 2025. They are represented by 36.

Imelda Sy

Principal Accountant II/Controller

2025 total comp
$34,176
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$27,226
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,951
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,176
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
26
Job Class Pay Grade
1525-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3636353037
Row ID
253636353037261525-2PT

Imelda Sy works as a Principal Accountant II for Controller within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. Imelda earned $34,176 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.