Recreation Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

23 employees hold this title in Zoo. Median total compensation for the role is $8,160, below the department median of $50,374.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $255.7K
Role median: $8,160
Agency median: $50,374
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$614$20,146+

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How total compensation varies among the 23 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Recreation Assistant is held in 4 City of Los Angeles departments. In Zoo, the median of $8,160 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cultural Affairs

$51,547 · 2

Recreation and Parks

$8,641 · 3,633

Animal Services

$0 · 1

Median total compensation for the Recreation Assistant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Recreation Assistant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $8,641 ranks #3 of 3. See Recreation Assistant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New Jersey

$54,002 · 13

New York Public Authorities

$36,538 · 26

Median total compensation for comparable Recreation Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Rachel Ortega

Recreation Assistant/Zoo

2025 total comp

$14,090

Sub-department: Recreation Assistants
Base pay: $14,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,090
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 07

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 2498-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 373535343234
Row ID: 25373535343234872498-0PT

Rachel Ortega holds the role of Recreation Assistant at Zoo within Recreation Assistants. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,090. Their bargaining unit is 07.