City of Los Angeles / Pension / Accountant

Job-title file

Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

9 employees hold this title in Pension. Median total compensation for the role is $104,852, above the department median of $74,277.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $840.1K
Role median: $104,852
Agency median: $74,277
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30,727$122,261+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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

Accountant is held in 25 City of Los Angeles departments. In Pension, the median of $104,852 ranks #12 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$119,299 · 11

$116,978 · 2

$114,190 · 6

$113,043 · 14

$112,248 · 1

$110,816 · 1

City Employees Retirement System

$110,032 · 6

Library

$109,025 · 1

Personnel

$107,301 · 1

Public Works - Board of Public Works

$106,532 · 29

General Services

$106,126 · 12

El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority

$102,857 · 2

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

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Accountant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $104,820 ranks #8 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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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Martha Bissett

Accountant/Pension

2025 total comp

$122,607

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $97,164
Overtime: $1,347
Other pay: $6,457
Benefits: $17,639
Total compensation: $122,607
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383337323034
Row ID: 25383337323034641513-0FT

At Pension, Martha Bissett serves as a Accountant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,607. Union affiliation: 01.

Mahendra Ahuja

Accountant/Pension

2025 total comp

$120,446

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $96,958
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,864
Benefits: $21,624
Total compensation: $120,446
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313231333034
Row ID: 25313231333034641513-0FT

At Pension, Mahendra Ahuja serves as a Accountant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,446. They are represented by 01.

Claire Shin

Accountant/Pension

2025 total comp

$119,176

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $85,414
Overtime: $6,632
Other pay: $5,538
Benefits: $21,592
Total compensation: $119,176
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363038353234
Row ID: 25363038353234641513-0FT

Claire Shin is a Accountant at Pension within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,176. Union affiliation: 01.