City of Los Angeles / Information Technology Agency / Systems Administrator I

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Systems Administrator I

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

7 employees hold this title in Information Technology Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $169,628, above the department median of $127,990.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $169,628
Agency median: $127,990
Comparison: Above

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Systems Administrator I is held in 15 City of Los Angeles departments. In Information Technology Agency, the median of $169,628 ranks #5 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$192,373 · 1

$189,039 · 1

$176,556 · 1

$173,415 · 1

City Employees Retirement System

$168,571 · 1

Police

$166,749 · 3

Pension

$164,706 · 2

Public Works - Sanitation

$162,155 · 3

$161,730 · 2

$159,010 · 1

$158,953 · 2

$156,017 · 5

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

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Systems Administrator beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 11 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $200,887 ranks #1 of 11. See Systems Administrator across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$137,410 · 60

$108,099 · 349

$85,200 · 17

$82,078 · 158

$80,396 · 5

Johnson County, Kansas

$79,166 · 12

Texas

$77,359 · 544

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$76,723 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Systems Administratorroles 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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Herbert Khare

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$189,496

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $156,374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,846
Benefits: $26,276
Total compensation: $189,496
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363032353031
Row ID: 25363032353031321455-1FT

At Information Technology Agency, Herbert Khare serves as a Systems Administrator I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $189,496. They are represented by 21.

Lori Foskey

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$176,072

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $154,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,307
Benefits: $20,392
Total compensation: $176,072
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383135333034
Row ID: 25383135333034321455-1FT

At Information Technology Agency, Lori Foskey serves as a Systems Administrator I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,072. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Jaime Hernandez

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$172,320

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $150,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,818
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $172,320
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363636393034
Row ID: 25363636393034321455-1FT

Jaime Hernandez holds the role of Systems Administrator I at Information Technology Agency within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,320. Union affiliation: 21.

Brent Hamada

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$169,628

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $148,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,052
Benefits: $16,977
Total compensation: $169,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353836363833
Row ID: 25353836363833321455-1FT

At Information Technology Agency, Brent Hamada serves as a Systems Administrator I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,628. They are represented by 21.

Tam Phan

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$162,184

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $142,251
Overtime: $2,404
Other pay: $6,618
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $162,184
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323837303833
Row ID: 25323837303833321455-1FT

Tam Phan works as a Systems Administrator I for Information Technology Agency within Technical. Their status is full-time. Tam earned $162,184 in 2025. They are represented by 21.

Robert Villarreal

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$161,391

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $139,449
Overtime: $601
Other pay: $573
Benefits: $20,768
Total compensation: $161,391
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393230343034
Row ID: 25393230343034321455-1FT

Robert Villarreal holds the role of Systems Administrator I at Information Technology Agency within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,391. Union affiliation: 21.

Sue Taing

Systems Administrator I/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$94,975

Base pay: $81,267
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,120
Benefits: $11,588
Total compensation: $94,975
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323632343135
Row ID: 25323632343135321455-0FT

Sue Taing is a Systems Administrator I at Information Technology Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,975.