City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Board of Public Works

Agency file

Public Works - Board of Public Works

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

The Public Works - Board of Public Works is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 140 employees with median total compensation of $112,661; the highest distinct record was $251,841.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $15.5M
Employees: 140
Median total: $112,661
Highest record: $251,841

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$225,148+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 140 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,661) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $92,082 (83%)
Overtime — $756 (1%)
Other — $5,615 (5%)
Benefits — $12,296 (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

$15,947

$68,893

$112,661

$153,623

$192,549

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $192,549 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,947. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Accountant

32 · $105,667

Senior Accountant II

13 · $135,280

Senior Management Analyst I

8 · $156,714

Management Analyst

8 · $104,979

8 · $58,293

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	$14.2M —	125 —	$117,936 —
2025	$15.5M ▲ 9.0%	140 ▲ 12.0%	$112,661 ▼ 4.5%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Paul Racs

Senior Management Analyst II/Public Works - Board of Public Works

2025 total comp

$204,493

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,555
Benefits: $996
Total compensation: $204,493
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 74
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3938373335
Row ID: 253938373335749171-2FT

Paul Racs works as a Senior Management Analyst II for Public Works - Board of Public Works within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $204,493 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Daniel Loo

Senior Environmental Engineer/Public Works - Board of Public Works

2025 total comp

$203,838

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $177,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $180
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $203,838
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 74
Job Class Pay Grade: 7874-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3537313639
Row ID: 253537313639747874-0FT

Daniel Loo works as a Senior Environmental Engineer for Public Works - Board of Public Works within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $203,838 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 17.

Faith Mitchell

Member Board of Public Works/Public Works - Board of Public Works

2025 total comp

$200,622

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $198,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,080
Benefits: $683
Total compensation: $200,622
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 74
Job Class Pay Grade: 0114-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3630353437
Row ID: 253630353437740114-0FT

Faith Mitchell works as a Member Board of Public Works for Public Works - Board of Public Works within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is full-time. Faith earned $200,622 in 2025. Union affiliation: 00.

Gordon Haines

Environmental Affairs Officer/Public Works - Board of Public Works

2025 total comp

$200,459

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $176,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,684
Benefits: $21,384
Total compensation: $200,459
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 74
Job Class Pay Grade: 7320-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333639393133
Row ID: 25333639393133747320-0FT

Gordon Haines works as a Environmental Affairs Officer for Public Works - Board of Public Works within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. Gordon earned $200,459 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 17.