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

Paul Pescador

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$130,189

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $116,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,572
Benefits: $10,561
Total compensation: $130,189
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: 303039323633
Row ID: 25303039323633302455-1FT

Paul Pescador holds the role of Arts Manager I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,189. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Rogelio Acevedo

Art Center Director I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$129,896

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $103,409
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$8
Benefits: $26,496
Total compensation: $129,896
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: 3638363036
Row ID: 253638363036302478-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Rogelio Acevedo serves as a Art Center Director I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,896. Union affiliation: 20.

Chanell Davis

Payroll Supervisor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$125,490

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $112,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,389
Benefits: $11,556
Total compensation: $125,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1170-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303432383033
Row ID: 25303432383033301170-0FT

Chanell Davis works as a Payroll Supervisor for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Chanell earned $125,490 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.