Public Works - Contract Administration

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

The Public Works - Contract Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 473 employees with median total compensation of $115,288; the highest distinct record was $393,669.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $52.1M
Employees: 473
Median total: $115,288
Highest record: $393,669

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$237,092+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 473 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($115,288) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,920 (80%)
Overtime — $976 (1%)
Other — $8,074 (7%)
Benefits — $13,206 (12%)

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

$13,613

$51,677

$115,288

$162,453

$187,598

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $187,598 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,613. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Construction Inspector

121 · $158,478

Senior Construction Inspector

60 · $174,082

Management Analyst

55 · $102,550

44 · $14,444

Management Assistant

22 · $76,322

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	$48.4M —	390 —	$140,541 —
2025	$52.1M ▲ 7.6%	473 ▲ 21.3%	$115,288 ▼ 18.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rebecca Balbuena

Na/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$14,028

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,028
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,028
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3836393234
Row ID: 25383639323476XXXX-XPV

Rebecca Balbuena works as a Na for Public Works - Contract Administration within Na. Their status is per event. Rebecca earned $14,028 in 2025. Union affiliation: Xx.