City of Los Angeles / Youth Development Department

Agency file

Youth Development Department

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

The Youth Development Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 31 employees with median total compensation of $52,835; the highest distinct record was $283,988.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.9M
Employees: 31
Median total: $52,835
Highest record: $283,988

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$172,238+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 31 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,835) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $54,089 (87%)
Overtime — $83 (0%)
Other — $1,026 (2%)
Benefits — $6,782 (11%)

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

$405

$12,559

$52,835

$87,020

$141,178

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $141,178 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $405. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Management Analyst

6 · $78,079

Community and Administrative Support Worker III

4 · $12,578

Senior Management Analyst I

3 · $80,887

Administrative Clerk

2 · $43,145

2 · $204

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	$2.1M —	25 —	$93,062 —
2025	$1.9M ▼ 9.2%	31 ▲ 24.0%	$52,835 ▼ 43.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Gerardo Chavez

Communications Information Representative I/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$70,241

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $57,378
Overtime: $1,109
Other pay: $647
Benefits: $11,108
Total compensation: $70,241
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 1479-0
Job Status: Inactive
Record Number: 373234373035
Row ID: 25373234373035191479-0FT

Gerardo Chavez is a Communications Information Representative I at Youth Development Department within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,241. They are represented by 03.

Jewel Acosta

Administrative Clerk/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$60,067

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,147
Overtime: $238
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $10,632
Total compensation: $60,067
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373130353035
Row ID: 25373130353035191358-0FT

At Youth Development Department, Jewel Acosta serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,067. Union affiliation: 03.

Wanda Scott

Community Services Representative Trainee/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$56,690

Sub-department: Administrative
Base pay: $48,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $8,166
Total compensation: $56,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 01

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 9055-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393936343135
Row ID: 25393936343135199055-0FT

Wanda Scott is a Community Services Representative Trainee at Youth Development Department within Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,690. Union affiliation: 01.

Justine Duarte

Administrative Clerk/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$52,835

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $50,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,710
Benefits: $835
Total compensation: $52,835
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393139363533
Row ID: 25393139363533191358-0FT

Justine Duarte is a Administrative Clerk at Youth Development Department within Clerical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $52,835. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Klarissa Palacios

Community and Administrative Support Worker III/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$16,167

Sub-department: Non-Represented - Other
Base pay: $16,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,167
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 00

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 0180-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 373333343035
Row ID: 25373333343035190180-0PT

Klarissa Palacios holds the role of Community and Administrative Support Worker III at Youth Development Department within Non-Represented - Other. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,167. They are represented by 00.

Roger Garcia

Community and Administrative Support Worker III/Youth Development Department

2025 total comp

$13,555

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $13,555
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,555
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 19
Job Class Pay Grade: 1114-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323139343135
Row ID: 25323139343135191114-0PT

Roger Garcia is a Community and Administrative Support Worker III at Youth Development Department within Clerical. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $13,555. Union affiliation: 03.