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

Ian Carney

Na/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$59,273

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $20,506
Overtime: $7
Other pay: $32,160
Benefits: $6,600
Total compensation: $59,273
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: 3032373037
Row ID: 25303237303776XXXX-XPV

Ian Carney works as a Na for Public Works - Contract Administration within Na. Their status is per event. Ian earned $59,273 in 2025. Union affiliation: Xx.

Suzanne Rivas

Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$58,077

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $56,058
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,262
Benefits: $756
Total compensation: $58,077
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383534353933
Row ID: 25383534353933761358-0FT

Suzanne Rivas is a Administrative Clerk at Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,077. Union affiliation: 03.

Janet Reyes

Accounting Clerk Trainee/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$54,767

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,700
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $6,067
Total compensation: $54,767
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1225-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363736353135
Row ID: 25363736353135761225-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Janet Reyes serves as a Accounting Clerk Trainee within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,767. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Yevgineh Gharakhanian

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$54,094

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $51,708
Overtime: $117
Other pay: $1,520
Benefits: $750
Total compensation: $54,094
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303737383035
Row ID: 25303737383035761539-0FT

Yevgineh Gharakhanian is a Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $54,094. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Samuel Mendoza

Construction Inspector/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$50,891

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $30,308
Overtime: $330
Other pay: $14,690
Benefits: $5,564
Total compensation: $50,891
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: 373633323933
Row ID: 2537363332393376XXXX-XPV

Samuel Mendoza holds the role of Construction Inspector at Public Works - Contract Administration within Na. Their status is per event. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,891. Their bargaining unit is Xx.