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

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Systems Administrator II

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

21 employees hold this title in Information Technology Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $197,055, above the department median of $127,990.

Employees: 21
Total payroll: $4.1M
Role median: $197,055
Agency median: $127,990
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$175,280$211,288+

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How total compensation varies among the 21 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

Systems Administrator II is held in 17 City of Los Angeles departments. In Information Technology Agency, the median of $197,055 ranks #8 of 17.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Works - Sanitation

$222,494 · 5

City Employees Retirement System

$219,872 · 1

Recreation and Parks

$207,689 · 1

Controller

$205,412 · 1

Personnel

$204,298 · 1

Economic and Workforce Development Department

$200,940 · 1

$199,646 · 2

$192,479 · 6

$188,488 · 1

$188,300 · 5

$187,981 · 1

$185,643 · 2

Median total compensation for the Systems Administrator II 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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Ken Chow

Systems Administrator II/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$203,615

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $168,272
Overtime: $721
Other pay: $8,022
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $203,615
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383133353633
Row ID: 25383133353633321455-2FT

At Information Technology Agency, Ken Chow serves as a Systems Administrator II within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $203,615. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Brian Lu

Systems Administrator II/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$203,525

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $168,272
Overtime: $1,682
Other pay: $10,532
Benefits: $23,039
Total compensation: $203,525
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3930313635
Row ID: 253930313635321455-2FT

Brian Lu works as a Systems Administrator II for Information Technology Agency within Technical. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $203,525 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 21.

James Huynh

Systems Administrator II/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$202,336

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $168,272
Overtime: $2,884
Other pay: $4,581
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $202,336
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3335313631
Row ID: 253335313631321455-2FT

James Huynh works as a Systems Administrator II for Information Technology Agency within Technical. Their status is full-time. James earned $202,336 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.