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

Veronica Garcia-Vargas

Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$143,371

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $114,335
Overtime: $902
Other pay: $1,578
Benefits: $26,556
Total compensation: $143,371
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1537-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393339303135
Row ID: 25393339303135221537-0FT

Veronica Garcia-Vargas holds the role of Project Coordinator at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,371. Union affiliation: 01.

Joe Kunkaew

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$142,958

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $114,974
Overtime: $807
Other pay: $617
Benefits: $26,560
Total compensation: $142,958
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1731-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3638313939
Row ID: 253638313939221731-0FT

Joe Kunkaew works as a Management Analyst for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Joe earned $142,958 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Edina Hilario

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$142,885

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $116,379
Overtime: $5,805
Other pay: $2,196
Benefits: $18,505
Total compensation: $142,885
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: 383536313932
Row ID: 25383536313932229184-0FT

Edina Hilario works as a Management Analyst for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Edina earned $142,885 in 2025. They are represented by 01.

Karina Henriquez

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$142,247

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $110,463
Overtime: $2,455
Other pay: $1,688
Benefits: $27,641
Total compensation: $142,247
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1546-0
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 3130333738
Row ID: 253130333738221546-0FT

Karina Henriquez is a Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,247. Union affiliation: 01.

Azin Ghourchian

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$141,488

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $128,264
Overtime: $1,176
Other pay: $1,137
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $141,488
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: 313836313135
Row ID: 25313836313135221538-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Azin Ghourchian serves as a Senior Project Coordinator within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,488. Union affiliation: 20.

Elisa Lam

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$140,268

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $116,282
Overtime: $3,025
Other pay: $608
Benefits: $20,353
Total compensation: $140,268
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: 3536373339
Row ID: 253536373339229184-0FT

Elisa Lam works as a Management Analyst for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Elisa earned $140,268 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Ryan Kelley

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$139,912

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $116,405
Overtime: $261
Other pay: $608
Benefits: $22,638
Total compensation: $139,912
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: 363736353733
Row ID: 25363736353733229184-0FT

Ryan Kelley works as a Management Analyst for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $139,912 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Angie Aramayo

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$138,294

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $124,473
Overtime: $1,634
Other pay: $1,282
Benefits: $10,906
Total compensation: $138,294
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: 353531393733
Row ID: 25353531393733229184-0FT

Angie Aramayo is a Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $138,294. Union affiliation: 01.

Gregory Demus Sr

Systems Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$137,941

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $113,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,883
Benefits: $21,164
Total compensation: $137,941
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1596-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313333323134
Row ID: 25313333323134221596-0FT

Gregory Demus Sr holds the role of Systems Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,941. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jeffrey Lewis Jr

Industrial Commercial Finance Officer I/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$137,045

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $124,137
Overtime: $496
Other pay: $1,519
Benefits: $10,893
Total compensation: $137,045
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9191-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353530373733
Row ID: 25353530373733229191-1FT

Jeffrey Lewis Jr works as a Industrial Commercial Finance Officer I for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Technical. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $137,045 in 2025. They are represented by 21.

Fabre Atkins Nwadiwe

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$136,859

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $125,578
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $680
Benefits: $10,600
Total compensation: $136,859
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: 3839303032
Row ID: 253839303032229184-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Fabre Atkins Nwadiwe serves as a Management Analyst within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $136,859. They are represented by 01.

Doug Kim

Senior Real Estate Officer/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$135,754

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $132,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,708
Benefits: $992
Total compensation: $135,754
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1961-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363033343034
Row ID: 25363033343034221961-0FT

Doug Kim holds the role of Senior Real Estate Officer at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $135,754. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Kwesi Hanciles

Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$135,751

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $107,402
Overtime: $13,559
Other pay: $3,062
Benefits: $11,728
Total compensation: $135,751
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: 393233323134
Row ID: 25393233323134229184-0FT

Kwesi Hanciles is a Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $135,751. Their bargaining unit is 01.