City of Los Angeles / General Services / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

12 employees hold this title in General Services. Median total compensation for the role is $106,126, above the department median of $83,247.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $106,126
Agency median: $83,247
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$53,389$146,409+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across City of Los Angeles

Accountant is held in 25 City of Los Angeles departments. In General Services, the median of $106,126 ranks #11 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$119,299 · 11

$116,978 · 2

$114,190 · 6

$113,043 · 14

$112,248 · 1

$110,816 · 1

City Employees Retirement System

$110,032 · 6

Library

$109,025 · 1

Personnel

$107,301 · 1

Public Works - Board of Public Works

$106,532 · 29

Pension

$104,852 · 9

El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority

$102,857 · 2

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $104,820 ranks #8 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jenny Tchang

Accountant/General Services

2025 total comp

$89,508

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $69,247
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,941
Benefits: $18,321
Total compensation: $89,508
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303630383035
Row ID: 25303630383035401513-0FT

Jenny Tchang is a Accountant at General Services within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,508. Union affiliation: 01.