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City of Los Angeles / Cultural Affairs

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

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
$6
$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
Na
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$11.6M
—
279
—
$17,933
—
2025
$13M
▲ 11.6%
397
▲ 42.3%
$9,396
▼ 47.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lisa Davis

Community Arts Director/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$150,918
Sub-department
Non-Represented - Other
Base pay
$124,331
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$26,587
Total compensation
$150,918
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
30
Job Class Pay Grade
2477-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
333437313035
Row ID
25333437313035302477-0FT

At Cultural Affairs, Lisa Davis serves as a Community Arts Director within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,918. Union affiliation: 00.

Gabriel Cifarelli

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp
$146,479
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$114,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,625
Benefits
$26,554
Total compensation
$146,479
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
3533313436
Row ID
253533313436302455-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Gabriel Cifarelli serves as a Arts Manager I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,479. They are represented by 20.