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

Brian Pak

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$77,540

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $66,369
Overtime: $123
Other pay: $348
Benefits: $10,700
Total compensation: $77,540
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: 353230353234
Row ID: 25353230353234761539-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Brian Pak serves as a Management Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,540. Union affiliation: 01.

Javier Flores

Inspector Trainee I/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$77,488

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $58,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,193
Benefits: $15,233
Total compensation: $77,488
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 4212-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323334353135
Row ID: 25323334353135764212-1FT

Javier Flores works as a Inspector Trainee I for Public Works - Contract Administration within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. Javier earned $77,488 in 2025. They are represented by 05.

Carlos Cruz

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$76,742

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $65,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,056
Benefits: $10,370
Total compensation: $76,742
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: 313038303035
Row ID: 25313038303035761539-0FT

Carlos Cruz holds the role of Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,742. Union affiliation: 01.

Jade Raymond

Accounting Clerk Trainee/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$76,574

Base pay: $64,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $649
Benefits: $11,643
Total compensation: $76,574
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 383135373035
Row ID: 2538313537303576XXXX-XFT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Jade Raymond serves as a Accounting Clerk Trainee. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,574.

Kelsey Mercene

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$75,901

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $64,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $936
Benefits: $10,694
Total compensation: $75,901
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: 373436383034
Row ID: 25373436383034761539-0FT

Kelsey Mercene is a Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,901. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Daniel Gastelum

Inspector Trainee I/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$75,071

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $59,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,972
Benefits: $11,779
Total compensation: $75,071
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 4212-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333334353135
Row ID: 25333334353135764212-1FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Daniel Gastelum serves as a Inspector Trainee I within Inspectors. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,071. They are represented by 05.

Shannon West

Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$74,853

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $136
Benefits: $25,992
Total compensation: $74,853
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303033383035
Row ID: 25303033383035761358-0FT

Shannon West works as a Administrative Clerk for Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Shannon earned $74,853 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.

Samantha Hong

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$74,396

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $64,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $336
Benefits: $9,789
Total compensation: $74,396
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: 353537383035
Row ID: 25353537383035761539-0FT

Samantha Hong holds the role of Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,396. Their bargaining unit is 01.

David Elizalde

Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$73,008

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $61,838
Overtime: $263
Other pay: $559
Benefits: $10,347
Total compensation: $73,008
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383838373933
Row ID: 25383838373933761368-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, David Elizalde serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,008. They are represented by 03.

Crystal Nash

Accounting Clerk Trainee/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$72,868

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $62,309
Overtime: $134
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $10,362
Total compensation: $72,868
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: 393932383035
Row ID: 25393932383035761225-0FT

Crystal Nash is a Accounting Clerk Trainee at Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $72,868. Union affiliation: 03.