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+

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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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Cecelia Shackelford

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$132,934

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $89,742
Overtime: $17,377
Other pay: $4,101
Benefits: $21,714
Total compensation: $132,934
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 82
Job Class Pay Grade: 1542-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3538323738
Row ID: 253538323738821542-0FT

Cecelia Shackelford is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $132,934. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Daniel Solomona

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$31,951

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $31,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $792
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,951
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: 363637393933
Row ID: 25363637393933821542-0PT

Daniel Solomona is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,951. They are represented by 01.

Cheri Bordeaux

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$31,628

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $31,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $476
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,628
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: 383635343035
Row ID: 25383635343035821542-0PT

Cheri Bordeaux is a Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,628. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Marva Bourne

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$30,833

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $30,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,833
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: 393531363032
Row ID: 25393531363032821542-0PT

Marva Bourne works as a Project Assistant for Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. Marva earned $30,833 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 01.

Juan Cardenas

Project Assistant/Public Works - Sanitation

2025 total comp

$30,528

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $30,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $141
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,528
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: 343035333035
Row ID: 25343035333035821542-0PT

Juan Cardenas holds the role of Project Assistant at Public Works - Sanitation within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,528. They are represented by 01.