City of Los Angeles / Recreation and Parks

Agency file

Recreation and Parks

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Recreation and Parks protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 15,371 employees with median total compensation of $5,676; the highest distinct record was $378,836.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $302M
Employees: 15,371
Median total: $5,676
Highest record: $378,836

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$434$132,919+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 15,371 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($5,676) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $15,522 (79%)
Overtime — $323 (2%)
Other — $698 (4%)
Benefits — $3,103 (16%)

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

$215

$5,676

$25,291

$50,076

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $50,076 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $0. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Recreation Assistant

3,761 · $7,941

2,526 · $26

Special Program Assistant II

1,036 · $25,694

Gryd Worker I

821 · $86

Locker Room Attendant

644 · $4,145

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	$271.4M —	10,247 —	$13,851 —
2025	$302M ▲ 11.2%	15,371 ▲ 50.0%	$5,676 ▼ 59.0%

Record list

Employees

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Alex Sanchez

Irrigation Specialist/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,971

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $59,120
Overtime: $984
Other pay: $22,841
Benefits: $17,026
Total compensation: $99,971
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3913-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3136393836
Row ID: 253136393836883913-0FT

Alex Sanchez is a Irrigation Specialist at Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,971. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Ruthie Escarcega

Recreation Coordinator/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,965

Sub-department: Recreational
Base pay: $89,138
Overtime: $525
Other pay: $95
Benefits: $10,208
Total compensation: $99,965
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 11

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2469-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3733303232
Row ID: 253733303232882469-0FT

Ruthie Escarcega works as a Recreation Coordinator for Recreation and Parks within Recreational. Their status is full-time. Ruthie earned $99,965 in 2025. They are represented by 11.

Scott Sears

Irrigation Specialist/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,938

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $85,309
Overtime: $315
Other pay: $3,542
Benefits: $10,771
Total compensation: $99,938
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3913-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3432383132
Row ID: 253432383132883913-0FT

Scott Sears works as a Irrigation Specialist for Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $99,938 in 2025. They are represented by 04.

Daniel Guerrero

Aquatic Facility Manager I/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,920

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $83,828
Overtime: $2,073
Other pay: $3,255
Benefits: $10,764
Total compensation: $99,920
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2423-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313937333633
Row ID: 25313937333633882423-1FT

Daniel Guerrero works as a Aquatic Facility Manager I for Recreation and Parks within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $99,920 in 2025. They are represented by 20.

Nicole Brent

Recreation Facility Director/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,901

Sub-department: Recreational
Base pay: $75,195
Overtime: $182
Other pay: $1,540
Benefits: $22,984
Total compensation: $99,901
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 11

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2434-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353335303433
Row ID: 25353335303433882434-0FT

Nicole Brent is a Recreation Facility Director at Recreation and Parks within Recreational. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,901. Their bargaining unit is 11.

Carlos Cardona

Gardener Caretaker/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$99,852

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $70,970
Overtime: $2,186
Other pay: $599
Benefits: $26,098
Total compensation: $99,852
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3141-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3836343532
Row ID: 253836343532883141-0FT

Carlos Cardona is a Gardener Caretaker at Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,852. They are represented by 04.