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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Juan Hernandez

Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee/Transportation

2025 total comp

$70,415

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $56,563
Overtime: $2,872
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $10,681
Total compensation: $70,415
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3405-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323930333135
Row ID: 25323930333135943405-0FT

Juan Hernandez holds the role of Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee at Transportation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,415. Union affiliation: 04.

Adolfo Rosiles

Maintenance Laborer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,872

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $51,293
Overtime: $7,313
Other pay: $515
Benefits: $10,750
Total compensation: $69,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3112-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373333383035
Row ID: 25373333383035943112-0FT

Adolfo Rosiles works as a Maintenance Laborer for Transportation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Adolfo earned $69,872 in 2025. Union affiliation: 04.

Janeka Brooks

Administrative Clerk/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,757

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $45,989
Overtime: $2,619
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $20,466
Total compensation: $69,757
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343036333034
Row ID: 25343036333034941358-0FT

At Transportation, Janeka Brooks serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,757. Union affiliation: 03.

Lakisha Thomas

Crossing Guard/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,618

Sub-department: Crossing Guards
Base pay: $45,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,690
Benefits: $10,339
Total compensation: $69,618
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 34

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3180-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3334333037
Row ID: 253334333037943180-0PT

Lakisha Thomas works as a Crossing Guard for Transportation within Crossing Guards. Their status is part-time. Lakisha earned $69,618 in 2025. Union affiliation: 34.

Denovius Gist

Traffic Officer II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,403

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $48,873
Overtime: $884
Other pay: $1,706
Benefits: $17,939
Total compensation: $69,403
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3214-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393432393933
Row ID: 25393432393933943214-2FT

Denovius Gist works as a Traffic Officer II for Transportation within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Denovius earned $69,403 in 2025. They are represented by 18.

Bridgett Williams

Administrative Clerk/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,370

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $57,179
Overtime: $1,472
Other pay: $59
Benefits: $10,660
Total compensation: $69,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323139363034
Row ID: 25323139363034941358-0FT

At Transportation, Bridgett Williams serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,370. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Brenda Rodriguez

Traffic Officer II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$69,354

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $40,185
Overtime: $59
Other pay: $20,554
Benefits: $8,556
Total compensation: $69,354
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: 3933323437
Row ID: 253933323437943214-2FT

Brenda Rodriguez works as a Traffic Officer II for Transportation within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Brenda earned $69,354 in 2025. Union affiliation: 18.

Roberto Almaguer

Administrative Clerk/Transportation

2025 total comp

$68,931

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $57,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $706
Benefits: $10,660
Total compensation: $68,931
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373934343933
Row ID: 25373934343933941358-0FT

Roberto Almaguer works as a Administrative Clerk for Transportation within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Roberto earned $68,931 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Eric Goss

Traffic Officer II/Transportation

2025 total comp

$68,505

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $46,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,513
Benefits: $20,477
Total compensation: $68,505
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3214-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393833313433
Row ID: 25393833313433943214-2FT

Eric Goss holds the role of Traffic Officer II at Transportation within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,505. They are represented by 18.

Ivonne Franco

Crossing Guard/Transportation

2025 total comp

$68,401

Sub-department: Crossing Guards
Base pay: $44,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,885
Benefits: $8,103
Total compensation: $68,401
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 34

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3180-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323739383633
Row ID: 25323739383633943180-0PT

Ivonne Franco holds the role of Crossing Guard at Transportation within Crossing Guards. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,401. Their bargaining unit is 34.

Nathaniel Newman Jr

Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee/Transportation

2025 total comp

$67,902

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $55,920
Overtime: $2,338
Other pay: $160
Benefits: $9,484
Total compensation: $67,902
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3405-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323738333135
Row ID: 25323738333135943405-0FT

Nathaniel Newman Jr holds the role of Traffic Painter and Sign Poster Trainee at Transportation within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $67,902. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Sean Zavala

Maintenance Laborer/Transportation

2025 total comp

$67,744

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $51,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,081
Benefits: $14,993
Total compensation: $67,744
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 94
Job Class Pay Grade: 3112-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 353839333031
Row ID: 25353839333031943112-0FT

At Transportation, Sean Zavala serves as a Maintenance Laborer within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,744. They are represented by 04.