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

Geoffrey Seelinger

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$46,055

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $35,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $428
Benefits: $10,262
Total compensation: $46,055
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343331303733
Row ID: 25343331303733302433-0PT

Geoffrey Seelinger works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Geoffrey earned $46,055 in 2025. Union affiliation: 07.

Randy Kiefer

Exhibit Preparator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$44,527

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $21,536
Overtime: $1,886
Other pay: $15,574
Benefits: $5,531
Total compensation: $44,527
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2444-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3831383931
Row ID: 253831383931302444-0PT

Randy Kiefer is a Exhibit Preparator at Cultural Affairs within Technical. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,527. They are represented by 21.

Ursaline Bryant

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$43,481

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $33,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75
Benefits: $10,258
Total compensation: $43,481
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2433-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343237323832
Row ID: 25343237323832302433-0PT

Ursaline Bryant works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Ursaline earned $43,481 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Jaqueline Kyoda

Arts Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$40,999

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $32,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $509
Benefits: $7,757
Total compensation: $40,999
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2454-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383039333035
Row ID: 25383039333035302454-0PT

At Cultural Affairs, Jaqueline Kyoda serves as a Arts Associate within Administrative. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,999. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Carla Fantozzi

Art Center Director III/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$40,817

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $37,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,761
Total compensation: $40,817
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2478-3
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373037343135
Row ID: 25373037343135302478-3FT

Carla Fantozzi is a Art Center Director III at Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $40,817. Their bargaining unit is 20.