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

Steve Sobalvarro

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$90,059

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $79,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $408
Benefits: $10,424
Total compensation: $90,059
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: 383433353832
Row ID: 25383433353832302447-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Steve Sobalvarro serves as a Arts Education Coordinator I within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,059. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Monica Bailey

Na/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$88,129

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $74,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,012
Benefits: $12,802
Total compensation: $88,129
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 30
Job Class Pay Grade: 2452-D
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 303832383933
Row ID: 25303832383933302452-DPT

Monica Bailey is a Na at Cultural Affairs within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,129. They are represented by 07.

Jeffrey Sabino

Performance Arts Program Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$87,885

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $76,770
Overtime: $218
Other pay: $472
Benefits: $10,425
Total compensation: $87,885
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: 303037393733
Row ID: 25303037393733302430-1FT

Jeffrey Sabino works as a Performance Arts Program Coordinator I for Cultural Affairs within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $87,885 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Nancy Velasquez-Reyes

Administrative Clerk/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$87,190

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $66,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72
Benefits: $20,188
Total compensation: $87,190
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: 323932333733
Row ID: 25323932333733301358-0FT

At Cultural Affairs, Nancy Velasquez-Reyes serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,190. Union affiliation: 03.

Madelaine Lorenzana

Arts Education Coordinator I/Cultural Affairs

2025 total comp

$87,022

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $75,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $707
Benefits: $10,402
Total compensation: $87,022
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: 383035333633
Row ID: 25383035333633302447-1FT

At Cultural Affairs, Madelaine Lorenzana serves as a Arts Education Coordinator I within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,022. Their bargaining unit is 01.