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

James Edwards

Emergency Management Coordinator I/Zoo

2025 total comp

$171,274

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $142,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,810
Benefits: $22,677
Total compensation: $171,274
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 1702-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313632303832
Row ID: 25313632303832871702-1FT

James Edwards works as a Emergency Management Coordinator I for Zoo within Supervisory Administrative. Their status is full-time. James earned $171,274 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Robert Rucker

Senior Electrician/Zoo

2025 total comp

$165,630

Sub-department: Building Trades
Base pay: $124,051
Overtime: $4,653
Other pay: $10,652
Benefits: $26,274
Total compensation: $165,630
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 02

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3864-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353532313133
Row ID: 25353532313133873864-0FT

At Zoo, Robert Rucker serves as a Senior Electrician within Building Trades. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,630. They are represented by 02.