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

Debbie Ortiz

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$36,881

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $25,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,318
Benefits: $5,273
Total compensation: $36,881
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 353636373034
Row ID: 25353636373034302455-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Debbie Ortiz serves as a Arts Manager I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $36,881. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Samuel Bibo

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$36,026

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,026
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343235373035
Row ID: 25343235373035302433-0PT

Samuel Bibo works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Samuel earned $36,026 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Elizabeth Gama-Segovia

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$35,899

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,899
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363235373035
Row ID: 25363235373035302433-0PT

Elizabeth Gama-Segovia works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Elizabeth earned $35,899 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Vyshnavi Aysola

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$35,730

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,730
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373732383933
Row ID: 25373732383933302433-0PT

Vyshnavi Aysola holds the role of Art Instructor at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,730. They are represented by 07.

Helen Maier

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$35,704

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,704
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333935303135
Row ID: 25333935303135302433-0PT

At Cultural Affairs, Helen Maier serves as a Art Instructor within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,704. Union affiliation: 07.

Laura Peisner

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$35,559

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,559
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333932323932
Row ID: 25333932323932302433-0PT

Laura Peisner holds the role of Art Instructor at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,559. Union affiliation: 07.

Joshua Heller

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$35,250

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,250
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353231373035
Row ID: 25353231373035302433-0PT

At Cultural Affairs, Joshua Heller serves as a Art Instructor within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,250. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Mecca Andrews

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$34,611

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $27,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $616
Benefits: $6,897
Total compensation: $34,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2430-1
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 363333363034
Row ID: 25363333363034302430-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Mecca Andrews serves as a Performance Arts Program Coordinator I within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,611. Union affiliation: 20.

Alejandra Cisneros

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$34,528

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $34,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,528
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323736353135
Row ID: 25323736353135302455-1PT

Alejandra Cisneros holds the role of Arts Manager I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,528. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Hector Calderon

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$34,430

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $34,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $147
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,430
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303939363034
Row ID: 25303939363034302433-0PT

Hector Calderon is a Art Instructor at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $34,430. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Alexa Gelb

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$33,688

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $33,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,688
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383835353135
Row ID: 25383835353135302455-1PT

Alexa Gelb is a Arts Manager I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $33,688. Union affiliation: 20.

Richard Gowen

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$33,314

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $33,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,314
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373438373035
Row ID: 25373438373035302433-0PT

Richard Gowen is a Art Instructor at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $33,314. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Sammie Wayne

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$31,991

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $31,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,991
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2430-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363830333035
Row ID: 25363830333035302430-1PT

Sammie Wayne holds the role of Performance Arts Program Coordinator I at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,991. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Carly Albert

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$31,169

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $30,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,169
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393633323035
Row ID: 25393633323035302433-0PT

Carly Albert works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Carly earned $31,169 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Howard Marshall

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$30,995

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $30,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,995
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3132373233
Row ID: 253132373233302433-0PT

Howard Marshall holds the role of Art Instructor at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,995. Union affiliation: 07.