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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Rebecca Cheslar

Workers' Compensation Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$109,430

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,460
Total compensation: $109,430
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1774-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353130343135
Row ID: 25353130343135661774-0FT

Rebecca Cheslar holds the role of Workers' Compensation Analyst at Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,430. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Tiffany Alvarado

Personnel Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,992

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,496
Benefits: $17,621
Total compensation: $108,992
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: 313232313034
Row ID: 25313232313034661731-0FT

Tiffany Alvarado works as a Personnel Analyst for Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Tiffany earned $108,992 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Mauricio Lopez

Background Investigator II/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,794

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $104,587
Overtime: $1,081
Other pay: $2,496
Benefits: $630
Total compensation: $108,794
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1764-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343839383034
Row ID: 25343839383034661764-2FT

Mauricio Lopez holds the role of Background Investigator II at Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,794. They are represented by 01.

Nanette Vaughn

Workers' Compensation Claims Assistant/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,766

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $84,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $773
Benefits: $23,187
Total compensation: $108,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1775-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3637363832
Row ID: 253637363832661775-0FT

At Personnel, Nanette Vaughn serves as a Workers' Compensation Claims Assistant within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,766. They are represented by 03.

Kanisa Harrison

Personnel Records Supervisor/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,735

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $88,234
Overtime: $117
Other pay: $966
Benefits: $19,418
Total compensation: $108,735
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3730323438
Row ID: 253730323438661368-0FT

At Personnel, Kanisa Harrison serves as a Personnel Records Supervisor within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,735. Union affiliation: 03.

Robben Barquist

Personnel Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,503

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $97,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,593
Benefits: $9,805
Total compensation: $108,503
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: 333336353933
Row ID: 25333336353933661731-0FT

Robben Barquist holds the role of Personnel Analyst at Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,503. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Amanda Pena

Personnel Records Supervisor/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,312

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $97,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $867
Benefits: $10,048
Total compensation: $108,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1129-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353737373633
Row ID: 25353737373633661129-0FT

Amanda Pena is a Personnel Records Supervisor at Personnel within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,312. They are represented by 20.

Karina Aguiar

Benefits Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$108,092

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $96,208
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,516
Benefits: $10,368
Total compensation: $108,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 9108-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373533363034
Row ID: 25373533363034669108-0FT

Karina Aguiar is a Benefits Analyst at Personnel within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,092. Union affiliation: 01.

Crystal Nestor

Background Investigator I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$107,501

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $86,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,551
Benefits: $19,304
Total compensation: $107,501
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1764-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 303833313035
Row ID: 25303833313035661764-1FT

Crystal Nestor holds the role of Background Investigator I at Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,501. Union affiliation: 01.

Carolina Huerta

Accountant/Personnel

2025 total comp

$107,301

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $94,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,662
Benefits: $10,353
Total compensation: $107,301
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1523-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343133363234
Row ID: 25343133363234661523-1FT

Carolina Huerta holds the role of Accountant at Personnel within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,301. Union affiliation: 20.

Samantha Smith

Personnel Records Supervisor/Personnel

2025 total comp

$107,198

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $95,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,098
Benefits: $10,342
Total compensation: $107,198
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1129-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303237333833
Row ID: 25303237333833661129-0FT

Samantha Smith works as a Personnel Records Supervisor for Personnel within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Samantha earned $107,198 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Steven Fang

Accounting Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$107,193

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $86,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $837
Benefits: $20,008
Total compensation: $107,193
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1223-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333338343832
Row ID: 25333338343832661223-0FT

Steven Fang holds the role of Accounting Clerk at Personnel within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,193. Union affiliation: 03.