Agency file

Office of Finance

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

The Office of Finance is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 441 employees with median total compensation of $109,443; the highest distinct record was $413,970.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $47.3M
Employees: 441
Median total: $109,443
Highest record: $413,970

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$255,602+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 441 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($109,443) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $88,562 (83%)
Overtime — $2,104 (2%)
Other — $3,058 (3%)
Benefits — $13,433 (13%)

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

$7,231

$37,863

$109,443

$158,196

$194,421

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $194,421 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,231. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Tax Compliance Officer II

54 · $124,490

Tax Auditor II

52 · $152,371

Customer Service Specialist I

35 · $104,919

Tax Renewal Assistant I

24 · $11,030

Senior Tax Auditor

21 · $184,553

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	$44M —	352 —	$125,848 —
2025	$47.3M ▲ 7.4%	441 ▲ 25.3%	$109,443 ▼ 13.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jesse Diego

Senior Systems Analyst II/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$231,563

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,313
Benefits: $24,308
Total compensation: $231,563
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 1597-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3135353735
Row ID: 253135353735391597-2FT

Jesse Diego holds the role of Senior Systems Analyst II at Office of Finance within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $231,563. They are represented by 20.

Soon Choi

Senior Systems Analyst II/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$230,745

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,651
Benefits: $24,151
Total compensation: $230,745
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 1597-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3432393037
Row ID: 253432393037391597-2FT

Soon Choi holds the role of Senior Systems Analyst II at Office of Finance within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $230,745. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Anthony Br Santos

Principal Tax Compliance Officer/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$230,650

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $165,079
Overtime: $35,047
Other pay: $3,930
Benefits: $26,594
Total compensation: $230,650
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 1195-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333037323832
Row ID: 25333037323832391195-0FT

At Office of Finance, Anthony Br Santos serves as a Principal Tax Compliance Officer within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $230,650. They are represented by 20.

Avo Davidian

Senior Management Analyst II/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$230,541

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,999
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $230,541
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3038353131
Row ID: 253038353131399171-2FT

Avo Davidian holds the role of Senior Management Analyst II at Office of Finance within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $230,541. Union affiliation: 20.

Ka Ling Wong

Director of Systems/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$228,540

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $205,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,314
Benefits: $20,888
Total compensation: $228,540
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 9375-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303230343733
Row ID: 25303230343733399375-0FT

At Office of Finance, Ka Ling Wong serves as a Director of Systems within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $228,540. They are represented by 36.

Parthasarathy Varadarajan

Systems Administrator III/Office of Finance

2025 total comp

$226,620

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $2,124
Other pay: $18,021
Benefits: $24,216
Total compensation: $226,620
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 39
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363139373035
Row ID: 25363139373035391455-3FT

At Office of Finance, Parthasarathy Varadarajan serves as a Systems Administrator III within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $226,620. They are represented by 21.