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

Sherrie Lofton

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$84,681

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $65,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $373
Benefits: $18,324
Total compensation: $84,681
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2430-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3834333631
Row ID: 253834333631302430-1FT

Sherrie Lofton works as a Performance Arts Program Coordinator I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Sherrie earned $84,681 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Donna Zanella

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$84,228

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $81,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,280
Benefits: $949
Total compensation: $84,228
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2447-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3937383031
Row ID: 253937383031302447-1FT

Donna Zanella is a Arts Education Coordinator I at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,228. They are represented by 01.

Timothy Morganfield

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$83,754

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $65,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34
Benefits: $18,466
Total compensation: $83,754
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2430-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393835383132
Row ID: 25393835383132302430-1FT

Timothy Morganfield works as a Performance Arts Program Coordinator I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $83,754 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.

Michele Curry

Art Instructor/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$83,637

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $72,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $854
Benefits: $10,258
Total compensation: $83,637
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: 393035353633
Row ID: 25393035353633302433-0PT

Michele Curry works as a Art Instructor for Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Michele earned $83,637 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Nancy Meyer

Art Curator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$80,454

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $69,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $876
Benefits: $10,382
Total compensation: $80,454
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2448-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303432353035
Row ID: 25303432353035302448-0FT

Nancy Meyer holds the role of Art Curator at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,454. They are represented by 01.

Sofia Gabaldon

Administrative Clerk/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$79,945

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $65,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $316
Benefits: $14,060
Total compensation: $79,945
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303939313733
Row ID: 25303939313733301358-0FT

Sofia Gabaldon works as a Administrative Clerk for Cultural Affairs within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Sofia earned $79,945 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Hugo Cervantes

Art Curator/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$79,417

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $67,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,076
Benefits: $10,382
Total compensation: $79,417
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2448-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353332383035
Row ID: 25353332383035302448-0FT

Hugo Cervantes holds the role of Art Curator at Cultural Affairs within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,417. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jason Ballou

Management Assistant/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$79,297

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $66,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,288
Benefits: $10,376
Total compensation: $79,297
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383038333035
Row ID: 25383038333035301539-0FT

At Cultural Affairs, Jason Ballou serves as a Management Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,297. Their bargaining unit is 01.

David Novoa

Arts Manager I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$78,374

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $74,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,327
Benefits: $1,482
Total compensation: $78,374
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2455-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383532353035
Row ID: 25383532353035302455-1PT

David Novoa works as a Arts Manager I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is part-time. David earned $78,374 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.