Agency file

Personnel

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

The Personnel provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 1,118 employees with median total compensation of $58,351; the highest distinct record was $363,407.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $80.6M
Employees: 1,118
Median total: $58,351
Highest record: $363,407

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$256,998+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,118 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,351) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,070 (85%)
Overtime — $341 (0%)
Other — $2,578 (4%)
Benefits — $8,098 (11%)

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

$233

$5,253

$58,351

$118,523

$173,029

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $173,029 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $233. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

191 · $654

Administrative Clerk

91 · $65,930

Senior Personnel Analyst I

65 · $82,148

Relief Nurse

63 · $7,987

Proctor

55 · $1,838

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	$75.3M —	881 —	$76,075 —
2025	$80.6M ▲ 7.1%	1,118 ▲ 26.9%	$58,351 ▼ 23.3%

Record list

Employees

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Nestor Moran Valiente

Senior Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$98,190

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $86,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,863
Benefits: $10,314
Total compensation: $98,190
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303731393732
Row ID: 25303731393732661368-0FT

Nestor Moran Valiente is a Senior Administrative Clerk at Personnel within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,190. Union affiliation: 03.

Cindy Castillo

Chief Clerk Personnel/Personnel

2025 total comp

$98,019

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $86,574
Overtime: $121
Other pay: $999
Benefits: $10,325
Total compensation: $98,019
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1260-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3137373938
Row ID: 253137373938661260-0FT

Cindy Castillo works as a Chief Clerk Personnel for Personnel within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Cindy earned $98,019 in 2025. Union affiliation: 00.

Marina Hernandez

Personnel Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$97,808

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $87,471
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $10,336
Total compensation: $97,808
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1731-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313732343035
Row ID: 25313732343035661731-0FT

Marina Hernandez works as a Personnel Analyst for Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Marina earned $97,808 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Veronica Sepulveda

Background Investigator I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$96,899

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $93,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,761
Benefits: $594
Total compensation: $96,899
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1764-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333735313334
Row ID: 25333735313334661764-1FT

Veronica Sepulveda is a Background Investigator I at Personnel within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,899. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Carmen Macias

Senior Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$96,418

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $82,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,527
Benefits: $10,003
Total compensation: $96,418
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3133313733
Row ID: 253133313733661368-0FT

Carmen Macias works as a Senior Administrative Clerk for Personnel within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Carmen earned $96,418 in 2025. They are represented by 03.