Agency file

Zoo

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

The Zoo is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 486 employees with median total compensation of $50,374; the highest distinct record was $375,717.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $28.6M
Employees: 486
Median total: $50,374
Highest record: $375,717

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$196,461+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 486 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($50,374) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $46,973 (80%)
Overtime — $352 (1%)
Other — $2,613 (4%)
Benefits — $8,876 (15%)

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

$569

$7,495

$50,374

$98,629

$126,037

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $126,037 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $569. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

105 · $1,474

Animal Keeper

104 · $81,437

Special Program Assistant II

32 · $19,458

Recreation Assistant

24 · $7,990

Assistant Park Services Attendant I

22 · $14,063

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	$27.5M —	367 —	$76,039 —
2025	$28.6M ▲ 3.8%	486 ▲ 32.4%	$50,374 ▼ 33.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Byron Wusstig

Zoo Curator of Reptiles/Zoo

2025 total comp

$130,903

Sub-department: Recreational
Base pay: $100,678
Overtime: $1,072
Other pay: $1,552
Benefits: $27,602
Total compensation: $130,903
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 11

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4277-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343335373932
Row ID: 25343335373932874277-0FT

Byron Wusstig is a Zoo Curator of Reptiles at Zoo within Recreational. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $130,903. Their bargaining unit is 11.

Raymundo Reynoso Ramirez

Graphics Designer II/Zoo

2025 total comp

$127,076

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $103,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $564
Benefits: $22,605
Total compensation: $127,076
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 1670-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303938393732
Row ID: 25303938393732871670-2FT

Raymundo Reynoso Ramirez works as a Graphics Designer II for Zoo within Technical. Their status is full-time. Raymundo earned $127,076 in 2025. Union affiliation: 21.

Rosa Legato

Zoo Curator of Birds/Zoo

2025 total comp

$126,134

Sub-department: Recreational
Base pay: $102,767
Overtime: $910
Other pay: $4,031
Benefits: $18,425
Total compensation: $126,134
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 11

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4276-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3931373438
Row ID: 253931373438874276-0FT

At Zoo, Rosa Legato serves as a Zoo Curator of Birds within Recreational. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,134. They are represented by 11.

Carl Myers

Principal Public Relations Representative/Zoo

2025 total comp

$125,944

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $97,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,609
Benefits: $10,491
Total compensation: $125,944
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 1786-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353733323933
Row ID: 25353733323933871786-0FT

At Zoo, Carl Myers serves as a Principal Public Relations Representative within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,944. Union affiliation: 20.