Agency file

Pension

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

The Pension is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 236 employees with median total compensation of $74,277; the highest distinct record was $371,760.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $18.8M
Employees: 236
Median total: $74,277
Highest record: $371,760

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$247,851+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 236 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,277) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $64,447 (81%)
Overtime — $303 (0%)
Other — $6,637 (8%)
Benefits — $8,298 (10%)

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

$1,139

$12,678

$74,277

$123,198

$168,256

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $168,256 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,139. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Retiree Over the Limit

39 · $10,768

Benefits Specialist

22 · $111,476

22 · $931

Benefits Analyst

14 · $134,979

Management Analyst

12 · $116,678

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	$19.5M —	199 —	$91,042 —
2025	$18.8M ▼ 3.5%	236 ▲ 18.6%	$74,277 ▼ 18.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jennifer Shimatsu

Senior Management Analyst II/Pension

2025 total comp

$182,134

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $154,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,459
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $182,134
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3838313036
Row ID: 253838313036649171-2FT

Jennifer Shimatsu works as a Senior Management Analyst II for Pension within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $182,134 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Rebecca Takahashi

Departmental Audit Manager/Pension

2025 total comp

$179,943

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $161,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $502
Benefits: $17,876
Total compensation: $179,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 1610-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323834393035
Row ID: 25323834393035641610-0FT

At Pension, Rebecca Takahashi serves as a Departmental Audit Manager within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $179,943. They are represented by 36.

Marion Shaler

Investment Officer II/Pension

2025 total comp

$179,696

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $166,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,024
Benefits: $11,099
Total compensation: $179,696
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 9146-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383236323932
Row ID: 25383236323932649146-2FT

At Pension, Marion Shaler serves as a Investment Officer II within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $179,696. They are represented by 20.

Teresa Guerrero

Senior Systems Analyst I/Pension

2025 total comp

$176,004

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $88,095
Overtime: $8
Other pay: $81,621
Benefits: $6,280
Total compensation: $176,004
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 1597-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323432333031
Row ID: 25323432333031641597-1FT

Teresa Guerrero is a Senior Systems Analyst I at Pension within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $176,004. They are represented by 20.

Adam Perez

Investment Officer II/Pension

2025 total comp

$175,644

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $162,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,926
Benefits: $10,974
Total compensation: $175,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 64
Job Class Pay Grade: 9146-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383435343733
Row ID: 25383435343733649146-2FT

At Pension, Adam Perez serves as a Investment Officer II within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $175,644. Their bargaining unit is 20.