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

Yamilette Duarte

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$115,454

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $100,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,106
Benefits: $10,488
Total compensation: $115,454
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393235303633
Row ID: 25393235303633302455-1FT

Yamilette Duarte is a Arts Manager I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $115,454. They are represented by 20.

Mason Ng

Architect/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$115,070

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $106,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $8,171
Total compensation: $115,070
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 7925-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373731353135
Row ID: 25373731353135307925-0FT

Mason Ng holds the role of Architect at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $115,070. They are represented by 17.

Amitis Motevalli

Art Center Director I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$114,730

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $100,017
Overtime: $2,157
Other pay: $1,732
Benefits: $10,825
Total compensation: $114,730
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: 313034363031
Row ID: 25313034363031302478-1FT

Amitis Motevalli is a Art Center Director I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,730. Union affiliation: 20.

Jamie Costa

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$114,612

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $92,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,843
Benefits: $18,395
Total compensation: $114,612
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363235393733
Row ID: 25363235393733302455-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Jamie Costa serves as a Arts Manager I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,612. They are represented by 20.

Erick Rivera

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$114,224

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $90,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$2,007
Benefits: $26,113
Total compensation: $114,224
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: 313535333733
Row ID: 25313535333733302447-1FT

Erick Rivera holds the role of Arts Education Coordinator I at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,224. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Andrew Horwitz

Senior Project Coordinator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$113,015

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $110,537
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $678
Total compensation: $113,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1538-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373730333234
Row ID: 25373730333234301538-0FT

Andrew Horwitz holds the role of Senior Project Coordinator at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,015. They are represented by 20.