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

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Systems Administrator III

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

16 employees hold this title in Information Technology Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $217,856, above the department median of $127,990.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $3.5M
Role median: $217,856
Agency median: $127,990
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$199,269$242,667+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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 III is held in 13 City of Los Angeles departments. In Information Technology Agency, the median of $217,856 ranks #8 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Employees Retirement System

$259,877 · 1

Public Works - Sanitation

$246,489 · 1

$230,081 · 15

$228,440 · 1

$226,620 · 1

$226,029 · 1

$225,259 · 3

$217,346 · 4

$216,138 · 1

$210,816 · 1

$208,040 · 1

$139,990 · 4

Median total compensation for the Systems Administrator III 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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Ernest Banh

Systems Administrator III/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$229,339

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $184,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,870
Benefits: $26,617
Total compensation: $229,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1409-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3933343234
Row ID: 253933343234321409-1FT

Ernest Banh works as a Systems Administrator III for Information Technology Agency within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. Ernest earned $229,339 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Tony Tai

Systems Administrator III/Information Technology Agency

2025 total comp

$228,673

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $3,904
Other pay: $15,910
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $228,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 32
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3736343737
Row ID: 253736343737321455-3FT

At Information Technology Agency, Tony Tai serves as a Systems Administrator III within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $228,673. Their bargaining unit is 21.