Agency file

Library

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Library supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 2,210 employees with median total compensation of $35,313; the highest distinct record was $382,700.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $117.9M
Employees: 2,210
Median total: $35,313
Highest record: $382,700

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$53$166,903+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,210 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($35,313) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $43,864 (82%)
Overtime — $315 (1%)
Other — $1,379 (3%)
Benefits — $7,793 (15%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$77

$4,003

$35,313

$92,811

$133,823

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $133,823 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $77. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Messenger Clerk

530 · $21,977

Administrative Clerk

418 · $76,275

Librarian II

290 · $112,982

283 · $140

Librarian I

173 · $15,711

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$108.4M —	1,655 —	$52,129 —
2025	$117.9M ▲ 8.8%	2,210 ▲ 33.5%	$35,313 ▼ 32.3%

Record list

Employees

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Mario Ruiz

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$72,348

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $61,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $468
Benefits: $10,361
Total compensation: $72,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333030313433
Row ID: 25333030313433441358-0FT

Mario Ruiz holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Library within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,348. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Steve Shaw

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$71,651

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,102
Benefits: $18,205
Total compensation: $71,651
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3531323733
Row ID: 253531323733441358-0PT

At Library, Steve Shaw serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,651. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Timothy Murray

Messenger Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$71,593

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $52,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $881
Benefits: $18,265
Total compensation: $71,593
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1111-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3732313633
Row ID: 253732313633441111-0FT

At Library, Timothy Murray serves as a Messenger Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,593. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Maria Selina Portera

Librarian I/Library

2025 total comp

$71,572

Sub-department: Librarians
Base pay: $51,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $19,784
Total compensation: $71,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 06

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 6152-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313630353135
Row ID: 25313630353135446152-1FT

Maria Selina Portera works as a Librarian I for Library within Librarians. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $71,572 in 2025. Union affiliation: 06.

Melrose Clarke

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$70,902

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $50,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53
Benefits: $20,446
Total compensation: $70,902
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383438323035
Row ID: 25383438323035441358-0FT

Melrose Clarke holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Library within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,902. They are represented by 03.

Ricardo Rodriguez

Event Attendant/Library

2025 total comp

$70,676

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $55,447
Overtime: $4,511
Other pay: $58
Benefits: $10,660
Total compensation: $70,676
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 3172-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3039303832
Row ID: 253039303832443172-0FT

At Library, Ricardo Rodriguez serves as a Event Attendant within Service Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,676. Union affiliation: 15.

Contrano Evans

Librarian II/Library

2025 total comp

$70,465

Sub-department: Librarians
Base pay: $59,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $597
Benefits: $10,428
Total compensation: $70,465
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 06

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 6152-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313837393833
Row ID: 25313837393833446152-2PT

Contrano Evans works as a Librarian II for Library within Librarians. Their status is part-time. Contrano earned $70,465 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 06.

Eloise Nelson

Librarian II/Library

2025 total comp

$70,329

Sub-department: Librarians
Base pay: $59,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $576
Benefits: $10,433
Total compensation: $70,329
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 06

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 6152-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363138323533
Row ID: 25363138323533446152-2PT

Eloise Nelson holds the role of Librarian II at Library within Librarians. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,329. Their bargaining unit is 06.

Audora Arias Hinton

Librarian II/Library

2025 total comp

$70,230

Sub-department: Librarians
Base pay: $67,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,335
Benefits: $980
Total compensation: $70,230
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 06

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 6152-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393439343035
Row ID: 25393439343035446152-2FT

Audora Arias Hinton is a Librarian II at Library within Librarians. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,230. Union affiliation: 06.

Jamie Serrano

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$70,142

Base pay: $55,171
Overtime: $4,206
Other pay: $1,512
Benefits: $9,253
Total compensation: $70,142
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 303935383035
Row ID: 2530393538303544XXXX-XFT

Jamie Serrano works as a Administrative Clerk for Library. Their status is full-time. Jamie earned $70,142 in 2025.

Claudia Gonzalez

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$69,746

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $55,209
Overtime: $3,100
Other pay: $782
Benefits: $10,655
Total compensation: $69,746
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313734323035
Row ID: 25313734323035441358-0FT

Claudia Gonzalez holds the role of Administrative Clerk at Library within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,746. They are represented by 03.

Thomas Kaplan

Administrative Clerk/Library

2025 total comp

$69,529

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $51,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $194
Benefits: $18,256
Total compensation: $69,529
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 44
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393430333035
Row ID: 25393430333035441358-0FT

Thomas Kaplan is a Administrative Clerk at Library within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $69,529. They are represented by 03.