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

Claudia Orellana

Management Analyst/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$160,792

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $126,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,186
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $160,792
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: 3330343537
Row ID: 253330343537309184-0FT

Claudia Orellana is a Management Analyst at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $160,792. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Yvonne Farrow

Arts Manager II/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$155,361

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $123,506
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,276
Benefits: $26,578
Total compensation: $155,361
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373331383533
Row ID: 25373331383533302455-2FT

Yvonne Farrow holds the role of Arts Manager II at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $155,361. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Honorina Enrile

Principal Accountant II/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$154,535

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $149,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,387
Benefits: $996
Total compensation: $154,535
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1525-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353338353832
Row ID: 25353338353832301525-2FT

Honorina Enrile holds the role of Principal Accountant II at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $154,535. Union affiliation: 20.