Agency file

Cultural Affairs

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

The Cultural Affairs supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 397 employees with median total compensation of $9,396; the highest distinct record was $306,635.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $13M
Employees: 397
Median total: $9,396
Highest record: $306,635

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$184,944+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 397 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($9,396) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $28,051 (86%)
Overtime — $56 (0%)
Other — $733 (2%)
Benefits — $3,867 (12%)

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

$1,162

$9,396

$39,139

$103,911

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,911 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Art Instructor

107 · $4,906

63 · $90

Community and Administrative Support Worker II

42 · $3,069

Gallery Attendant (Part Time)

27 · $11,281

Administrative Clerk

18 · $26,656

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$11.6M —	279 —	$17,933 —
2025	$13M ▲ 11.6%	397 ▲ 42.3%	$9,396 ▼ 47.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Weston

Exhibit Preparator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$99,408

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $72,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $410
Benefits: $26,097
Total compensation: $99,408
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2444-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383536353833
Row ID: 25383536353833302444-0FT

At Cultural Affairs, John Weston serves as a Exhibit Preparator within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,408. They are represented by 21.

Mouna Benbouazza

Arts Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$98,972

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $69,940
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,641
Benefits: $26,391
Total compensation: $98,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2454-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343233303035
Row ID: 25343233303035302454-0FT

Mouna Benbouazza is a Arts Associate at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,972. They are represented by 01.

Carla Fantozzi

Art Center Director III/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$98,674

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $82,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $16,055
Total compensation: $98,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2478-3
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373037343135
Row ID: 25373037343135302478-3FT

Carla Fantozzi holds the role of Art Center Director III at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,674. They are represented by 20.

Julia Chavez

Arts Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$93,946

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $77,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$1,895
Benefits: $18,312
Total compensation: $93,946
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2454-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333438323035
Row ID: 25333438323035302454-0FT

Julia Chavez holds the role of Arts Associate at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,946. Union affiliation: 01.

Miguel Rivas

Accounting Clerk/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$93,556

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $69,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $444
Benefits: $23,950
Total compensation: $93,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3234313036
Row ID: 253234313036301223-0FT

Miguel Rivas holds the role of Accounting Clerk at Cultural Affairs within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,556. Their bargaining unit is 03.