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.

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Record list

Employees

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Christophe Date

Transportation Engineering Associate III/Transportation

2025 total comp

$193,137

Sub-department: Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $147,295
Overtime: $19,877
Other pay: $1,808
Benefits: $24,156
Total compensation: $193,137
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 08

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 7280-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313432363133
Row ID: 25313432363133947280-3FT

Christophe Date is a Transportation Engineering Associate III at Transportation within Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $193,137. Union affiliation: 08.

Taimour Tanavoli

Transportation Engineer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$192,916

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $157,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,226
Benefits: $26,600
Total compensation: $192,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 7278-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3432303731
Row ID: 253432303731947278-0FT

Taimour Tanavoli is a Transportation Engineer at Transportation within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $192,916. Union affiliation: 17.