Public Accountability

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $62,964; the highest distinct record was $245,449.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $874.1K
Employees: 9
Median total: $62,964
Highest record: $245,449

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$29,405$245,449+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,964) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $69,535 (72%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $24,663 (25%)
Benefits — $2,929 (3%)

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

$38,683

$48,208

$62,964

$96,388

$209,847

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $209,847 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,683. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Executive Director Office of Public Accountability

2 · $150,886

Utility Rates and Policy Specialist III

2 · $79,676

1 · $245,449

Utility Rates and Policy Specialist II

1 · $51,276

Utility Rates and Policy Specialist I

1 · $48,208

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	$394.8K —	1 —	$394,809 —
2025	$874.1K ▲ 121.4%	9 ▲ 800.0%	$62,964 ▼ 84.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Maressa Brennan

Utility Rates and Policy Specialist III/Public Accountability

2025 total comp

$62,964

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $59,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,072
Total compensation: $62,964
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 11
Job Class Pay Grade: 1681-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353838373135
Row ID: 25353838373135111681-3FT

Maressa Brennan holds the role of Utility Rates and Policy Specialist III at Public Accountability within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,964. They are represented by 00.