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

Scott Bae

Management Analyst/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$122,818

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $120,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,824
Benefits: $753
Total compensation: $122,818
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323335373133
Row ID: 25323335373133309184-0FT

Scott Bae is a Management Analyst at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $122,818. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jesus Rangel

Art Center Director II/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$119,328

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $106,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,402
Benefits: $10,841
Total compensation: $119,328
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2478-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3338363033
Row ID: 253338363033302478-1FT

Jesus Rangel is a Art Center Director II at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,328. Their bargaining unit is 20.