City of Los Angeles / Economic and Workforce Development Department

Agency file

Economic and Workforce Development Department

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Economic and Workforce Development Department supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 241 employees with median total compensation of $81,465; the highest distinct record was $298,814.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $20M
Employees: 241
Median total: $81,465
Highest record: $298,814

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$231,008+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 241 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,465) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,329 (84%)
Overtime — $1,339 (2%)
Other — $2,168 (3%)
Benefits — $10,088 (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

$4,838

$21,886

$81,465

$124,732

$168,985

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $168,985 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,838. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Management Analyst

34 · $100,535

Community and Administrative Support Worker III

21 · $17,330

Senior Project Assistant

17 · $91,701

17 · $7,776

Senior Project Coordinator

16 · $115,947

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	$18.1M —	189 —	$92,572 —
2025	$20M ▲ 10.2%	241 ▲ 27.5%	$81,465 ▼ 12.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Samaria Vartanian

Auditor II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$113,111

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $84,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,605
Benefits: $26,445
Total compensation: $113,111
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1517-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333234363035
Row ID: 25333234363035221517-2FT

Samaria Vartanian is a Auditor II at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,111. They are represented by 01.

Mark Franco

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$113,046

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $99,438
Overtime: $2,285
Other pay: $512
Benefits: $10,810
Total compensation: $113,046
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1538-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323233333234
Row ID: 25323233333234221538-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Mark Franco serves as a Senior Project Coordinator within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,046. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Jasmine Alvarado

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$111,917

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $108,692
Overtime: $629
Other pay: $1,864
Benefits: $732
Total compensation: $111,917
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3438353235
Row ID: 253438353235229184-0FT

Jasmine Alvarado holds the role of Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,917. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Celene Heredia

Project Assistant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$111,849

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,172
Benefits: $20,936
Total compensation: $111,849
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3733323835
Row ID: 253733323835221542-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Celene Heredia serves as a Project Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,849. They are represented by 01.

Wendy Lopez

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$111,787

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $100,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,067
Benefits: $10,496
Total compensation: $111,787
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1538-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373231393035
Row ID: 25373231393035221538-0FT

Wendy Lopez works as a Senior Project Coordinator for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Wendy earned $111,787 in 2025. Union affiliation: 20.

Megan Escobar

Senior Management Analyst I/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$111,736

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $99,739
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,170
Benefits: $10,827
Total compensation: $111,736
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363932353034
Row ID: 25363932353034229184-0FT

Megan Escobar works as a Senior Management Analyst I for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Megan earned $111,736 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Andrea Mendoza

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$110,788

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $87,562
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $684
Benefits: $22,543
Total compensation: $110,788
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333437303035
Row ID: 25333437303035229184-0FT

Andrea Mendoza is a Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,788. Union affiliation: 01.

Jiesi Li

Accountant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$109,582

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $76,603
Overtime: $5,066
Other pay: $1,492
Benefits: $26,421
Total compensation: $109,582
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: 363735303135
Row ID: 25363735303135221513-0FT

Jiesi Li holds the role of Accountant at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,582. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jessica Taylor

Accountant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$109,385

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $80,879
Overtime: $3,696
Other pay: $2,731
Benefits: $22,079
Total compensation: $109,385
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1523-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323531373035
Row ID: 25323531373035221523-2FT

Jessica Taylor holds the role of Accountant at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,385. They are represented by 20.

Heesu Kim

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$108,600

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $92,630
Overtime: $1,337
Other pay: $2,894
Benefits: $11,739
Total compensation: $108,600
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333738353035
Row ID: 25333738353035229184-0FT

Heesu Kim holds the role of Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,600. They are represented by 01.

Harindra Dissanayake

Senior Auditor/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$107,859

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $96,450
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $606
Benefits: $10,803
Total compensation: $107,859
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1518-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363232323134
Row ID: 25363232323134221518-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Harindra Dissanayake serves as a Senior Auditor within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,859. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Benjamin Le

Management Assistant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$107,469

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,742
Overtime: $2,093
Other pay: $4,845
Benefits: $10,788
Total compensation: $107,469
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3533383635
Row ID: 253533383635221539-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Benjamin Le serves as a Management Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,469. They are represented by 01.

Adriana Vidal

Executive Administrative Assistant III/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$107,453

Sub-department: Executive Administrative Assistants
Base pay: $86,635
Overtime: $158
Other pay: $88
Benefits: $20,571
Total compensation: $107,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 37

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1117-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303739343733
Row ID: 25303739343733221117-3FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Adriana Vidal serves as a Executive Administrative Assistant III within Executive Administrative Assistants. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,453. They are represented by 37.

Danielle Martinez

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$107,311

Base pay: $94,257
Overtime: $1,862
Other pay: $905
Benefits: $10,287
Total compensation: $107,311
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 353631303034
Row ID: 2535363130303422XXXX-XFT

Danielle Martinez is a Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,311.

William Ha

Geographic Information Specialist/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$106,948

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $94,147
Overtime: $463
Other pay: $1,547
Benefits: $10,790
Total compensation: $106,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 7213-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303936383034
Row ID: 25303936383034227213-0FT

William Ha works as a Geographic Information Specialist for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Technical. Their status is full-time. William earned $106,948 in 2025. They are represented by 21.

Yolanda Ortiz

Accounting Clerk/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$106,384

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $87,495
Overtime: $643
Other pay: $427
Benefits: $17,819
Total compensation: $106,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3238343136
Row ID: 253238343136221223-0FT

Yolanda Ortiz works as a Accounting Clerk for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Yolanda earned $106,384 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.

Dennis Parks

Senior Project Assistant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$105,943

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $98,103
Overtime: $5,209
Other pay: $1,728
Benefits: $903
Total compensation: $105,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1546-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3035393737
Row ID: 253035393737221546-0FT

Dennis Parks works as a Senior Project Assistant for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Dennis earned $105,943 in 2025. They are represented by 01.