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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

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
Na
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$18.1M
—
189
—
$92,572
—
2025
$20M
▲ 10.2%
241
▲ 27.5%
$81,465
▼ 12.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joanne Lu

Industrial Commercial Finance Officer II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$201,135
Sub-department
Technical
Base pay
$182,073
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$7,480
Benefits
$11,582
Total compensation
$201,135
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
22
Job Class Pay Grade
9191-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
3939373537
Row ID
253939373537229191-2FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Joanne Lu serves as a Industrial Commercial Finance Officer II within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,135. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Kai Kuo Huang

Systems Administrator II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$200,940
Sub-department
Technical
Base pay
$168,272
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,508
Benefits
$22,160
Total compensation
$200,940
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
22
Job Class Pay Grade
1455-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
303930343832
Row ID
25303930343832221455-2FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Kai Kuo Huang serves as a Systems Administrator II within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $200,940. They are represented by 21.

Maritza Cruz

Senior Management Analyst II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$198,677
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$186,043
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,382
Benefits
$10,252
Total compensation
$198,677
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
3632323131
Row ID
253632323131229171-2FT

Maritza Cruz works as a Senior Management Analyst II for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Maritza earned $198,677 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

William Jimenez

Rehabilitation Construction Specialist Ill/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$198,651
Sub-department
Inspectors
Base pay
$170,232
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,819
Benefits
$26,600
Total compensation
$198,651
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
22
Job Class Pay Grade
1569-3
Job Status
Active
Record Number
393232393832
Row ID
25393232393832221569-3FT

William Jimenez holds the role of Rehabilitation Construction Specialist Ill at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,651. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Uche Okwechime

Internal Auditor III/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$197,877
Base pay
$163,271
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,776
Benefits
$32,831
Total compensation
$197,877
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
22
Job Class Pay Grade
XXXX-X
Job Status
Inactive
Record Number
333935333933
Row ID
2533393533393322XXXX-XFT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Uche Okwechime serves as a Internal Auditor III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,877.

Evelyn Roque

Principal Accountant II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp
$192,827
Sub-department
Supervisory Administrative
Base pay
$147,277
Overtime
$27,151
Other pay
$7,489
Benefits
$10,911
Total compensation
$192,827
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
22
Job Class Pay Grade
1525-2
Job Status
Active
Record Number
393233303633
Row ID
25393233303633221525-2FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Evelyn Roque serves as a Principal Accountant II within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,827. They are represented by 20.