City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Contract Administration

Agency file

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

Hung Chou

Senior Construction Inspector/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$216,210

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $172,301
Overtime: $2
Other pay: $23,240
Benefits: $20,666
Total compensation: $216,210
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 7294-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3036373338
Row ID: 253036373338767294-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Hung Chou serves as a Senior Construction Inspector within Inspectors. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,210. Union affiliation: 05.

David Miles

Principal Construction Inspector/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$214,891

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $195,614
Overtime: $466
Other pay: $7,901
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $214,891
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 7297-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373534373533
Row ID: 25373534373533767297-0FT

David Miles works as a Principal Construction Inspector for Public Works - Contract Administration within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. David earned $214,891 in 2025. Union affiliation: 19.

Chris Jenson

Compliance Program Manager I/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$214,139

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $187,257
Overtime: $5,823
Other pay: $9,989
Benefits: $11,070
Total compensation: $214,139
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 9165-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3436333533
Row ID: 253436333533769165-1FT

Chris Jenson works as a Compliance Program Manager I for Public Works - Contract Administration within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. Chris earned $214,139 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 36.

John Calderon

Principal Construction Inspector/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$213,424

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $195,614
Overtime: $51
Other pay: $6,848
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $213,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 7297-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313133383832
Row ID: 25313133383832767297-0FT

John Calderon holds the role of Principal Construction Inspector at Public Works - Contract Administration within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $213,424. They are represented by 19.

Sophy Tzeng

Senior Management Analyst II/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$212,856

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $178,823
Overtime: $1,411
Other pay: $6,023
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $212,856
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333534363031
Row ID: 25333534363031769171-2FT

Sophy Tzeng works as a Senior Management Analyst II for Public Works - Contract Administration within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Sophy earned $212,856 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Victor Curiel

Na/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$209,481

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $82,936
Overtime: $5,610
Other pay: $109,064
Benefits: $11,871
Total compensation: $209,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 7291-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3332373037
Row ID: 253332373037767291-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Victor Curiel serves as a Na within Inspectors. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $209,481. They are represented by 05.

Alvin Dymally

Senior Construction Inspector/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$209,425

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $162,026
Overtime: $6,390
Other pay: $30,423
Benefits: $10,587
Total compensation: $209,425
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 7294-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3839383232
Row ID: 253839383232767294-0FT

Alvin Dymally works as a Senior Construction Inspector for Public Works - Contract Administration within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. Alvin earned $209,425 in 2025. Union affiliation: 05.