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

Sheimeikaa Wagstaff

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$96,578

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $77,786
Overtime: $2
Other pay: $424
Benefits: $18,366
Total compensation: $96,578
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3234353238
Row ID: 253234353238761539-0FT

Sheimeikaa Wagstaff is a Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,578. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Christina Ogawa

Inspector Trainee IV/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$95,824

Sub-department: Inspectors
Base pay: $71,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,116
Benefits: $22,554
Total compensation: $95,824
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 05

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 4212-4
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353731323035
Row ID: 25353731323035764212-4FT

Christina Ogawa works as a Inspector Trainee IV for Public Works - Contract Administration within Inspectors. Their status is full-time. Christina earned $95,824 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 05.

Arturo Meza

Senior Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$94,803

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $82,888
Overtime: $205
Other pay: $948
Benefits: $10,761
Total compensation: $94,803
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363030303031
Row ID: 25363030303031761368-0FT

Arturo Meza holds the role of Senior Administrative Clerk at Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,803. They are represented by 03.

Patricia Mares

Senior Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$94,274

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $82,725
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $11,462
Total compensation: $94,274
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1368-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3930323738
Row ID: 253930323738761368-0FT

Patricia Mares is a Senior Administrative Clerk at Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,274. They are represented by 03.

Sarah Pulido

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$94,074

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $73,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $548
Benefits: $20,518
Total compensation: $94,074
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: 343737373633
Row ID: 25343737373633761539-0FT

Sarah Pulido is a Management Assistant at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,074. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Richard Miranda

Management Assistant/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$93,918

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $72,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,336
Benefits: $18,306
Total compensation: $93,918
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: 313637383035
Row ID: 25313637383035761539-0FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Richard Miranda serves as a Management Assistant within Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,918. Union affiliation: 01.

Maria Ella Cruz

Accounting Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$93,884

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $78,251
Overtime: $2,986
Other pay: $881
Benefits: $11,765
Total compensation: $93,884
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1513-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343036393034
Row ID: 25343036393034761513-0FT

Maria Ella Cruz works as a Accounting Clerk for Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $93,884 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Brandi Allen

Communications Information Representative II/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$93,774

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $73,475
Overtime: $12
Other pay: $74
Benefits: $20,213
Total compensation: $93,774
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 1461-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313035333633
Row ID: 25313035333633761461-2FT

At Public Works - Contract Administration, Brandi Allen serves as a Communications Information Representative II within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,774. They are represented by 03.

Kimberly Mitchell

Administrative Clerk/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$93,695

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $67,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72
Benefits: $26,395
Total compensation: $93,695
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: 3137373135
Row ID: 253137373135761358-0FT

Kimberly Mitchell works as a Administrative Clerk for Public Works - Contract Administration within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Kimberly earned $93,695 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.

Jeanette Aguilar

Management Analyst/Public Works - Contract Administration

2025 total comp

$89,858

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $78,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $442
Benefits: $10,776
Total compensation: $89,858
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 76
Job Class Pay Grade: 9184-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303439313134
Row ID: 25303439313134769184-0FT

Jeanette Aguilar holds the role of Management Analyst at Public Works - Contract Administration within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,858. Union affiliation: 01.