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

Sarai Molina

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$173,044

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $143,513
Overtime: $1,799
Other pay: $1,132
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $173,044
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: 3337373033
Row ID: 253337373033221538-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Sarai Molina serves as a Senior Project Coordinator within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,044. Union affiliation: 20.

Nyssa Buck

Senior Management Analyst II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$171,131

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $151,069
Overtime: $5,536
Other pay: $3,615
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $171,131
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383537343833
Row ID: 25383537343833229171-2FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Nyssa Buck serves as a Senior Management Analyst II within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $171,131. They are represented by 20.

Kimberly Hlaing

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$168,985

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $140,150
Overtime: $16,518
Other pay: $1,406
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $168,985
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: 3335303934
Row ID: 253335303934221538-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Kimberly Hlaing serves as a Senior Project Coordinator within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,985. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Caroline Kim Palacios

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$168,709

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $140,150
Overtime: $8,347
Other pay: $1,690
Benefits: $18,522
Total compensation: $168,709
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: 323634313035
Row ID: 25323634313035221538-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Caroline Kim Palacios serves as a Senior Project Coordinator within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,709. They are represented by 20.

Angelica Nunez

Industrial Commercial Finance Officer I/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$168,601

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $156,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,844
Benefits: $10,338
Total compensation: $168,601
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9191-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3030303037
Row ID: 253030303037229191-1FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Angelica Nunez serves as a Industrial Commercial Finance Officer I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,601. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Julio Cruz

Senior Project Coordinator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$166,644

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $134,857
Overtime: $3,674
Other pay: $1,513
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $166,644
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: 323737313135
Row ID: 25323737313135221538-0FT

Julio Cruz holds the role of Senior Project Coordinator at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $166,644. They are represented by 20.

Kim Loan Vo

Senior Accountant II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$164,021

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $117,740
Overtime: $16,689
Other pay: $3,016
Benefits: $26,577
Total compensation: $164,021
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1523-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303539363633
Row ID: 25303539363633221523-2FT

Kim Loan Vo is a Senior Accountant II at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $164,021. Their bargaining unit is 20.