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

Brenda Reynolds

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$107,763

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $77,481
Overtime: $7,260
Other pay: $3,165
Benefits: $19,857
Total compensation: $107,763
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313931313034
Row ID: 2531393131303430XXXX-XPV

Brenda Reynolds works as a Arts Manager I for Cultural Affairs within Na. Their status is per event. Brenda earned $107,763 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Xx.

Caitlin Moss

Art Center Director I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$104,354

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $93,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $484
Benefits: $10,789
Total compensation: $104,354
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2478-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3531363633
Row ID: 253531363633302478-1FT

Caitlin Moss works as a Art Center Director I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Caitlin earned $104,354 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.

Seunghea Shin

Art Center Director II/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$103,911

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $91,659
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,468
Benefits: $10,784
Total compensation: $103,911
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2478-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303230353833
Row ID: 25303230353833302478-2FT

Seunghea Shin works as a Art Center Director II for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Seunghea earned $103,911 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.

Dale Madison Sanchez

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$103,395

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $80,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $420
Benefits: $22,514
Total compensation: $103,395
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2447-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393030333833
Row ID: 25393030333833302447-1FT

Dale Madison Sanchez is a Arts Education Coordinator I at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $103,395. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Angelina Aleman

Office Services Assistant/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$102,798

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $76,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $755
Benefits: $25,671
Total compensation: $102,798
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333737343034
Row ID: 2533373734303430XXXX-XFT

Angelina Aleman works as a Office Services Assistant for Cultural Affairs within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Angelina earned $102,798 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.

Dolores Chavez

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$102,047

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $89,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,714
Benefits: $10,474
Total compensation: $102,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2430-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323232323831
Row ID: 25323232323831302430-1FT

Dolores Chavez works as a Performance Arts Program Coordinator I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Dolores earned $102,047 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Adriana Franco

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$100,839

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $84,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,298
Benefits: $10,771
Total compensation: $100,839
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2447-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363930323332
Row ID: 25363930323332302447-1FT

Adriana Franco is a Arts Education Coordinator I at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,839. They are represented by 01.