City of Los Angeles / Public Works - Sanitation / Project Assistant

Job-title file

Project Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

63 employees hold this title in Public Works - Sanitation. Median total compensation for the role is $17,495, below the department median of $118,358.

Employees: 63
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $17,495
Agency median: $118,358
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$102$31,874+

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

How total compensation varies among the 63 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across City of Los Angeles

Project Assistant is held in 16 City of Los Angeles departments. In Public Works - Sanitation, the median of $17,495 ranks #14 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Planning

$109,242 · 1

City Ethics Commission

$94,476 · 1

City Clerk

$89,333 · 5

Los Angeles Housing

$82,816 · 8

Economic and Workforce Development Department

$82,454 · 4

Neighborhood Empowerment

$78,206 · 6

Community Investment for Families Department

$77,588 · 2

$75,968 · 1

$33,581 · 2

$31,561 · 32

$30,855 · 16

El Pueblo De Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority

$26,060 · 6

Median total compensation for the Project Assistant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Project Assistant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $28,126 ranks #5 of 5. See Project Assistant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$61,604 · 8

School District of Philadelphia

$52,028 · 24

New York Public Authorities

$37,900 · 9

Georgia

$36,192 · 37

Median total compensation for comparable Project Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Dylan Zheng

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$11,154

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $10,728
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $426
Total compensation: $11,154
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373137373135
Row ID: 25373137373135821542-0PT

Dylan Zheng is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $11,154. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Arielle Hernandez

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$10,779

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $9,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,601
Total compensation: $10,779
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373238373135
Row ID: 25373238373135821542-0PT

Arielle Hernandez is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $10,779. They are represented by 01.

Abel Mendoza

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$10,338

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $9,038
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,300
Total compensation: $10,338
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333438373135
Row ID: 25333438373135821542-0PT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Abel Mendoza serves as a Project Assistant within Administrative. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $10,338. Union affiliation: 01.

Miranda Gardea

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$10,251

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $9,975
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $276
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,251
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303936343035
Row ID: 25303936343035821542-0PT

Miranda Gardea holds the role of Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $10,251. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Daniela Pather

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$9,983

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $9,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,983
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393630383135
Row ID: 25393630383135821542-0PT

Daniela Pather holds the role of Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,983. Union affiliation: 01.

Gerardo Zuniga

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$9,813

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $9,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $426
Total compensation: $9,813
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 383137373135
Row ID: 25383137373135821542-0PT

Gerardo Zuniga is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $9,813. They are represented by 01.