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

Ruben Viramontes

Chief Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$322,450

Sub-department: Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts
Base pay: $269,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,698
Benefits: $28,434
Total compensation: $322,450
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 61

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1541-2
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 3233313936
Row ID: 253233313936221541-2FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Ruben Viramontes serves as a Chief Management Analyst within Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $322,450. Union affiliation: 61.

Gerardo Ruvalcaba

Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$298,814

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $260,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,152
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $298,814
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9807-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3837313036
Row ID: 253837313036229807-0FT

Gerardo Ruvalcaba is a Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $298,814. Union affiliation: 00.

Carolyn Hull

General Manager Economic and Workforce Development Department/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$297,736

Sub-department: Non-Represented - General Managers
Base pay: $221,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,362
Benefits: $21,013
Total compensation: $297,736
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9806-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313432313134
Row ID: 25313432313134229806-0FT

Carolyn Hull is a General Manager Economic and Workforce Development Department at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Non-Represented - General Managers. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $297,736. Union affiliation: 00.

Fernando Campos

Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$272,012

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $254,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,359
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $272,012
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9807-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3038303037
Row ID: 253038303037229807-0FT

Fernando Campos holds the role of Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $272,012. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Frederick Jackson

Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$265,972

Sub-department: Non-Represented - General Managers
Base pay: $260,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,383
Benefits: $781
Total compensation: $265,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393930363232
Row ID: 2539393036323222XXXX-XFT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Frederick Jackson serves as a Assistant General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department within Non-Represented - General Managers. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $265,972. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Mark David Granado

Chief Management Analyst/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$253,821

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $214,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,329
Benefits: $26,777
Total compensation: $253,821
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 9182-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3338393336
Row ID: 253338393336229182-0FT

Mark David Granado holds the role of Chief Management Analyst at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $253,821. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Michael Cham

Property Manager III/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$253,761

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $220,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,975
Benefits: $26,787
Total compensation: $253,761
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1964-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3737333332
Row ID: 253737333332221964-3FT

Michael Cham holds the role of Property Manager III at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $253,761. Union affiliation: 36.

Daysi Hernandez

Chief Grants Administrator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$240,525

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $219,222
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $586
Benefits: $20,716
Total compensation: $240,525
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1579-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313032353833
Row ID: 25313032353833221579-0FT

Daysi Hernandez works as a Chief Grants Administrator for Economic and Workforce Development Department within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Daysi earned $240,525 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Donny Brooks

Chief Grants Administrator/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$223,057

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $198,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,129
Benefits: $23,833
Total compensation: $223,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1579-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3930313536
Row ID: 253930313536221579-0FT

At Economic and Workforce Development Department, Donny Brooks serves as a Chief Grants Administrator within Non-Represented - Other. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $223,057. Their bargaining unit is 00.

Andrew Wong

Senior Systems Analyst II/Economic and Workforce Development Department

2025 total comp

$221,958

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $182,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,584
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $221,958
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 22
Job Class Pay Grade: 1597-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303239303031
Row ID: 25303239303031221597-2FT

Andrew Wong is a Senior Systems Analyst II at Economic and Workforce Development Department within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $221,958. Union affiliation: 20.