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

Tiffanie Wong

Administrative Clerk/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$74,415

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $62,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $11,054
Total compensation: $74,415
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3431393933
Row ID: 253431393933221358-0FT

Tiffanie Wong holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,415. Their bargaining unit is 03.

David Thompson

Administrative Clerk/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$73,966

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $60,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,015
Benefits: $10,383
Total compensation: $73,966
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3239363231
Row ID: 253239363231221358-0FT

David Thompson holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,966. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Jasmine Lau

Management Assistant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$73,538

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $62,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $693
Benefits: $10,688
Total compensation: $73,538
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: 313437393035
Row ID: 25313437393035221539-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Jasmine Lau serves as a Management Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,538. Union affiliation: 01.

Claudia Aviles Cruz

Office Services Assistant/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$69,611

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $59,173
Overtime: $281
Other pay: $271
Benefits: $9,886
Total compensation: $69,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383837333035
Row ID: 2538383733303522XXXX-XFT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Claudia Aviles Cruz serves as a Office Services Assistant within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,611. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Alea Pettigrew

Administrative Clerk/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$69,271

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $20,114
Total compensation: $69,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343831363035
Row ID: 25343831363035221358-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Alea Pettigrew serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,271. They are represented by 03.