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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Roberto Arcia

Gardener Caretaker/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$77,379

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $54,275
Overtime: $678
Other pay: $784
Benefits: $21,642
Total compensation: $77,379
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3141-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323439313733
Row ID: 25323439313733883141-0FT

At Recreation and Parks, Roberto Arcia serves as a Gardener Caretaker within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,379. Union affiliation: 04.

Jomari Agustin

Management Assistant/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$77,355

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $61,895
Overtime: $3,766
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $10,694
Total compensation: $77,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 1539-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383737343135
Row ID: 25383737343135881539-0FT

Jomari Agustin holds the role of Management Assistant at Recreation and Parks within Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,355. Union affiliation: 01.