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.

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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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Sha Liu

Accountant/General Services

2025 total comp

$92,948

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $72,610
Overtime: $474
Other pay: $1,566
Benefits: $18,298
Total compensation: $92,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383331393035
Row ID: 25383331393035401223-0FT

Sha Liu is a Accountant at General Services within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,948. Union affiliation: 03.

Holly Phan

Accountant/General Services

2025 total comp

$91,980

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $71,287
Overtime: $527
Other pay: $491
Benefits: $19,675
Total compensation: $91,980
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 40
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383130373035
Row ID: 25383130373035401223-0FT

Holly Phan works as a Accountant for General Services within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Holly earned $91,980 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.