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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Christian Chavez - Aguilar

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,435

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $20,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $227
Benefits: $6,813
Total compensation: $27,435
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373236353035
Row ID: 25373236353035882498-0PT

Christian Chavez - Aguilar works as a Recreation Assistant for Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Christian earned $27,435 in 2025. Union affiliation: 07.

Kaitlyn Gonzalez

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,432

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $27,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $109
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,432
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373833303035
Row ID: 25373833303035882498-0PT

Kaitlyn Gonzalez works as a Recreation Assistant for Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Kaitlyn earned $27,432 in 2025. Union affiliation: 07.

Jonathan Diaz

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,431

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $17,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $943
Benefits: $8,510
Total compensation: $27,431
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3036383836
Row ID: 253036383836882498-0PT

At Recreation and Parks, Jonathan Diaz serves as a Recreation Assistant within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,431. Union affiliation: 07.

Alberto Gandarilla Jr

Na/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,428

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $27,139
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $142
Total compensation: $27,428
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343835373035
Row ID: 2534383537303588XXXX-XPT

Alberto Gandarilla Jr is a Na at Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $27,428. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Ivan Rivera Barrera

Special Program Assistant II/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,423

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $23,380
Overtime: $502
Other pay: $120
Benefits: $3,421
Total compensation: $27,423
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2415-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313238323135
Row ID: 25313238323135882415-0PT

Ivan Rivera Barrera works as a Special Program Assistant II for Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is part-time. Ivan earned $27,423 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Melanie Estrada

Open Water Lifeguard I/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,411

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $26,504
Overtime: $906
Other pay: $1
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,411
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2420-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313331353135
Row ID: 25313331353135882420-1PT

At Recreation and Parks, Melanie Estrada serves as a Open Water Lifeguard I within Safety / Security. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,411. They are represented by 18.

Eduardo Martinez Yanez

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,408

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $16,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $980
Benefits: $10,204
Total compensation: $27,408
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 303330383433
Row ID: 25303330383433882498-0PT

At Recreation and Parks, Eduardo Martinez Yanez serves as a Recreation Assistant within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,408. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Rebecca Rojas

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,406

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $26,413
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $993
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,406
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303038383035
Row ID: 25303038383035882498-0PT

Rebecca Rojas holds the role of Recreation Assistant at Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,406. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Katrina Urfano

Museum Guide/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,401

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $23,188
Overtime: $789
Other pay: $4
Benefits: $3,421
Total compensation: $27,401
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2401-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313839323135
Row ID: 25313839323135882401-0PT

Katrina Urfano holds the role of Museum Guide at Recreation and Parks within Clerical. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,401. They are represented by 03.

Vanessa Toledo

Special Program Assistant II/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,392

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $24,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,276
Benefits: $1,724
Total compensation: $27,392
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2415-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 303438323135
Row ID: 25303438323135882415-0PT

Vanessa Toledo works as a Special Program Assistant II for Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is part-time. Vanessa earned $27,392 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Alexander Esqueda

Special Program Assistant II/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,376

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $23,575
Overtime: $287
Other pay: $96
Benefits: $3,418
Total compensation: $27,376
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2415-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343833303135
Row ID: 25343833303135882415-0PT

Alexander Esqueda works as a Special Program Assistant II for Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is part-time. Alexander earned $27,376 in 2025. They are represented by 04.

Joan Vasquez

Recreation Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,375

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $24,502
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,873
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,375
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353138323035
Row ID: 25353138323035882498-0PT

At Recreation and Parks, Joan Vasquez serves as a Recreation Assistant within Recreation Assistants. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,375. Their bargaining unit is 07.

Celeste Calderon

Administrative Clerk/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,374

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $27,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $12
Total compensation: $27,374
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393037373035
Row ID: 25393037373035881358-0PT

Celeste Calderon works as a Administrative Clerk for Recreation and Parks within Clerical. Their status is part-time. Celeste earned $27,374 in 2025. Union affiliation: 03.

Alejandro Pena

Assistant Park Services Attendant I/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,361

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $16,615
Overtime: $520
Other pay: $24
Benefits: $10,201
Total compensation: $27,361
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2418-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343631393034
Row ID: 25343631393034882418-1PT

Alejandro Pena works as a Assistant Park Services Attendant I for Recreation and Parks within Clerical. Their status is part-time. Alejandro earned $27,361 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Megan Sullivan

Na/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,360

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $27,222
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $139
Total compensation: $27,360
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313535323135
Row ID: 2531353532313588XXXX-XPT

Megan Sullivan holds the role of Na at Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $27,360. Union affiliation: 07.

Kevin Leon

Assistant Park Services Attendant II/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,355

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $16,159
Overtime: $605
Other pay: $1,208
Benefits: $9,384
Total compensation: $27,355
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2418-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343334303933
Row ID: 25343334303933882418-2PT

Kevin Leon is a Assistant Park Services Attendant II at Recreation and Parks within Clerical. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $27,355. They are represented by 03.

Luke Garner Herrera

Na/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,354

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $27,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,354
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343137333135
Row ID: 2534313733313588XXXX-XPT

Luke Garner Herrera works as a Na for Recreation and Parks within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. Luke earned $27,354 in 2025. They are represented by 07.

Luis Leon Jovel

Special Program Assistant II/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$27,353

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $23,704
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,077
Benefits: $2,571
Total compensation: $27,353
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 2415-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333838323135
Row ID: 25333838323135882415-0PT

Luis Leon Jovel is a Special Program Assistant II at Recreation and Parks within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $27,353. They are represented by 04.