Agency file

Transportation

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

The Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 2,482 employees with median total compensation of $90,236; the highest distinct record was $359,117.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $219.5M
Employees: 2,482
Median total: $90,236
Highest record: $359,117

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$231,401+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,482 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,236) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $62,077 (70%)
Overtime — $9,144 (10%)
Other — $5,996 (7%)
Benefits — $11,220 (13%)

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

$2,880

$21,951

$90,236

$142,621

$178,615

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,615 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,880. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Traffic Officer II

529 · $120,232

Crossing Guard

503 · $22,500

224 · $920

Transportation Engineering Associate II

115 · $150,754

Signal System Electrician

85 · $152,455

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	$212.2M —	2,234 —	$98,265 —
2025	$219.5M ▲ 3.4%	2,482 ▲ 11.1%	$90,236 ▼ 8.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Trans-Cross Guard-S City of Baltimore52% match
Cw Safety and Security Chicago Public Schools43% match

Record list

Employees

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Brian Hartman

Senior Traffic Supervisor II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$144,990

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $114,382
Overtime: $1,251
Other pay: $5,066
Benefits: $24,291
Total compensation: $144,990
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3218-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3732343831
Row ID: 253732343831943218-2FT

Brian Hartman works as a Senior Traffic Supervisor II for Transportation within Supervisory Blue Collar. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $144,990 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 12.

Fernando Henrique Wigfall

Transportation Engineering Associate II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$144,923

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $117,151
Overtime: $11,328
Other pay: $4,968
Benefits: $11,476
Total compensation: $144,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 7280-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373739303035
Row ID: 25373739303035947280-2FT

Fernando Henrique Wigfall holds the role of Transportation Engineering Associate II at Transportation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,923. They are represented by 08.

Robert Glover

Senior Traffic Supervisor I/Transportation

2025 total comp

$144,822

Sub-department: Supervisory Blue Collar
Base pay: $99,684
Overtime: $21,112
Other pay: $3,400
Benefits: $20,626
Total compensation: $144,822
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 12

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3218-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3238383037
Row ID: 253238383037943218-1FT

Robert Glover is a Senior Traffic Supervisor I at Transportation within Supervisory Blue Collar. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,822. Union affiliation: 12.

Darnell Johnson

Traffic Officer II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$144,729

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $84,376
Overtime: $29,804
Other pay: $6,552
Benefits: $23,998
Total compensation: $144,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3214-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373836353131
Row ID: 25373836353131943214-2FT

Darnell Johnson works as a Traffic Officer II for Transportation within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Darnell earned $144,729 in 2025. Union affiliation: 18.

Wajenda Chambeshi

Transportation Planning Associate II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$144,682

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $131,706
Overtime: $1,337
Other pay: $729
Benefits: $10,911
Total compensation: $144,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 2480-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313637333933
Row ID: 25313637333933942480-2FT

Wajenda Chambeshi holds the role of Transportation Planning Associate II at Transportation within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,682. They are represented by 21.