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.

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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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Evelyn Lucero

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$30,182

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,182
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: 333535353035
Row ID: 25333535353035821542-0PT

Evelyn Lucero works as a Project Assistant for Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Evelyn earned $30,182 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Hazel Lopez

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,953

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,765
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $188
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,953
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: 303838343133
Row ID: 25303838343133821542-0PT

Hazel Lopez works as a Project Assistant for Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Hazel earned $29,953 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Jay Gonazalez Barajas

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,948

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $431
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,948
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: 393530353035
Row ID: 25393530353035821542-0PT

Jay Gonazalez Barajas is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $29,948. They are represented by 01.

Angela Bolanos Reyes

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,611

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,611
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: 303238333035
Row ID: 25303238333035821542-0PT

Angela Bolanos Reyes holds the role of Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,611. They are represented by 01.

Miguel Tan

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,593

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,593
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: 363737323035
Row ID: 25363737323035821542-0PT

Miguel Tan works as a Project Assistant for Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Miguel earned $29,593 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.

Marcial Salas

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,475

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $29,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $168
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,475
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: 323930333035
Row ID: 25323930333035821542-0PT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Marcial Salas serves as a Project Assistant within Administrative. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,475. Union affiliation: 01.

Omar Esquivel

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$29,267

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $28,933
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $335
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,267
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: 303630353035
Row ID: 25303630353035821542-0PT

At Public Works - Sanitation, Omar Esquivel serves as a Project Assistant within Administrative. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,267. They are represented by 01.

Jessica Jaime Pajel

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$28,825

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $28,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,825
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: 303838333035
Row ID: 25303838333035821542-0PT

Jessica Jaime Pajel works as a Project Assistant for Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Jessica earned $28,825 in 2025. Union affiliation: 01.