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

Page 1

Guadalupe Ortiz

Personnel Director III/Personnel

2025 total comp

$53,287

Sub-department: Personnel Director
Base pay: $53,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $49
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,287
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 63

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1714-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3735373834
Row ID: 253735373834661714-3PT

Guadalupe Ortiz is a Personnel Director III at Personnel within Personnel Director. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $53,287. Union affiliation: 63.

Christopher Sweeney

Relief Nurse/Personnel

2025 total comp

$53,041

Sub-department: Professional Medical
Base pay: $50,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,503
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,041
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 10

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 2321-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363235343135
Row ID: 25363235343135662321-0PT

Christopher Sweeney holds the role of Relief Nurse at Personnel within Professional Medical. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,041. They are represented by 10.

Martina Serrato

Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$52,912

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,654
Benefits: $482
Total compensation: $52,912
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323738373035
Row ID: 25323738373035661358-0FT

Martina Serrato is a Administrative Clerk at Personnel within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $52,912. They are represented by 03.

William Gomez Jr

Workers' Compensation Analyst/Personnel

2025 total comp

$52,912

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $43,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,304
Benefits: $8,468
Total compensation: $52,912
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1774-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363437393234
Row ID: 25363437393234661774-0FT

William Gomez Jr holds the role of Workers' Compensation Analyst at Personnel within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,912. They are represented by 01.

Lionel Mares

Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$51,345

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,569
Benefits: $909
Total compensation: $51,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373033373933
Row ID: 25373033373933661358-0FT

Lionel Mares works as a Administrative Clerk for Personnel within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Lionel earned $51,345 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Stephanie Valdez-Contreras

Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$51,275

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,012
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,575
Benefits: $688
Total compensation: $51,275
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383235373035
Row ID: 25383235373035661358-0FT

Stephanie Valdez-Contreras is a Administrative Clerk at Personnel within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $51,275. Union affiliation: 03.

Leslie Santos

Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$51,075

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,250
Benefits: $478
Total compensation: $51,075
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303833393035
Row ID: 25303833393035661358-0FT

Leslie Santos works as a Administrative Clerk for Personnel within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Leslie earned $51,075 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Ishan Asokan

Physician I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$48,852

Sub-department: Professional Medical
Base pay: $37,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,853
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,852
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 10

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 0651-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323733383034
Row ID: 25323733383034660651-0PT

Ishan Asokan holds the role of Physician I at Personnel within Professional Medical. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $48,852. They are represented by 10.

Edward Robinson

Background Investigator I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$48,759

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $32,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $825
Benefits: $15,512
Total compensation: $48,759
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: 343935343034
Row ID: 25343935343034661764-1FT

At Personnel, Edward Robinson serves as a Background Investigator I within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,759. They are represented by 01.

David Duenas

Background Investigator I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$47,936

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $43,672
Overtime: $377
Other pay: $3,362
Benefits: $525
Total compensation: $47,936
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363438343035
Row ID: 2536343834303566XXXX-XPV

At Personnel, David Duenas serves as a Background Investigator I within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,936. Union affiliation: Xx.

Maria Koo

Senior Personnel Analyst I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$46,443

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $42,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $623
Benefits: $3,732
Total compensation: $46,443
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3736393939
Row ID: 25373639393966XXXX-XPV

At Personnel, Maria Koo serves as a Senior Personnel Analyst I within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,443. Their bargaining unit is Xx.

Xenia Topete

Administrative Clerk/Personnel

2025 total comp

$46,230

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $37,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $602
Benefits: $7,718
Total compensation: $46,230
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323438313134
Row ID: 25323438313134661358-0FT

Xenia Topete works as a Administrative Clerk for Personnel within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Xenia earned $46,230 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Brandon Fikes

Proctor/Personnel

2025 total comp

$44,553

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $44,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $201
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,553
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 0704-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373134363733
Row ID: 25373134363733660704-0PT

Brandon Fikes works as a Proctor for Personnel within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is part-time. Brandon earned $44,553 in 2025. Union affiliation: 00.

Thomas Ward

Background Investigator I/Personnel

2025 total comp

$43,764

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $43,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $274
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,764
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: 1764-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3335383131
Row ID: 253335383131661764-1PT

Thomas Ward is a Background Investigator I at Personnel within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $43,764. Union affiliation: 01.

Tracy Veraldi

Na/Personnel

2025 total comp

$43,204

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $11,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,970
Benefits: $1,092
Total compensation: $43,204
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 66
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323133363131
Row ID: 2532313336313166XXXX-XPV

At Personnel, Tracy Veraldi serves as a Na within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,204. Union affiliation: Xx.