City of Los Angeles / Economic and Workforce Development Department / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

9 employees hold this title in Economic and Workforce Development Department. Median total compensation for the role is $91,978, above the department median of $81,465.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $712.8K
Role median: $91,978
Agency median: $81,465
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$11,462$129,618+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Accountant is held in 25 City of Los Angeles departments. In Economic and Workforce Development Department, the median of $91,978 ranks #22 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$119,299 · 11

$116,978 · 2

$114,190 · 6

$113,043 · 14

$112,248 · 1

$110,816 · 1

City Employees Retirement System

$110,032 · 6

Library

$109,025 · 1

Personnel

$107,301 · 1

Public Works - Board of Public Works

$106,532 · 29

General Services

$106,126 · 12

Pension

$104,852 · 9

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $104,820 ranks #8 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joel Van Baliton

Accountant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$97,885

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $75,019
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $367
Benefits: $22,498
Total compensation: $97,885
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303035333034
Row ID: 25303035333034221513-0FT

Joel Van Baliton is a Accountant at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,885. Union affiliation: 01.