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

Michael Phillips

Gallery Attendant/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$61,197

Sub-department: Service and Crafts
Base pay: $49,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,169
Benefits: $10,304
Total compensation: $61,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 14

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2442-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393034303135
Row ID: 25393034303135302442-0FT

Michael Phillips is a Gallery Attendant at Cultural Affairs within Service and Crafts. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,197. Their bargaining unit is 14.

Angelica Banales

Arts Associate/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$60,644

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $49,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $489
Benefits: $10,350
Total compensation: $60,644
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: 333733323035
Row ID: 25333733323035302454-0PT

Angelica Banales works as a Arts Associate for Cultural Affairs within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Angelica earned $60,644 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Carlos Spivey

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$58,617

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $48,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $66
Benefits: $10,258
Total compensation: $58,617
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: 393833303232
Row ID: 25393833303232302433-0PT

Carlos Spivey works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Carlos earned $58,617 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Jessica Gudiel

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$58,328

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $48,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55
Benefits: $10,258
Total compensation: $58,328
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: 363536313433
Row ID: 25363536313433302433-0PT

Jessica Gudiel works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Jessica earned $58,328 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Patrick Taylor

Na/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,623

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $42,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $641
Benefits: $12,753
Total compensation: $55,623
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2452-A
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 303434333733
Row ID: 25303434333733302452-APT

Patrick Taylor holds the role of Na at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,623. They are represented by 07.

Adrian Hernandez

Community and Administrative Support Worker II/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$54,194

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $43,328
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $546
Benefits: $10,320
Total compensation: $54,194
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1113-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 353932333733
Row ID: 25353932333733301113-0PT

At Cultural Affairs, Adrian Hernandez serves as a Community and Administrative Support Worker II within Clerical. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,194. Union affiliation: 03.

Norma Rosen

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$54,069

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $52,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $656
Benefits: $452
Total compensation: $54,069
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: 363337313433
Row ID: 25363337313433302433-0PT

Norma Rosen works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Norma earned $54,069 in 2025. Union affiliation: 07.