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

Milvia Abarca

Gardener Caretaker/Zoo

2025 total comp

$65,164

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $52,985
Overtime: $242
Other pay: $1,276
Benefits: $10,660
Total compensation: $65,164
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3141-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 363739343933
Row ID: 25363739343933873141-0FT

At Zoo, Milvia Abarca serves as a Gardener Caretaker within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,164. Union affiliation: 04.

Flor Hernandez

Custodian/Zoo

2025 total comp

$65,117

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $50,234
Overtime: $2,705
Other pay: $1,529
Benefits: $10,648
Total compensation: $65,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3149-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3730323439
Row ID: 253730323439873149-0FT

Flor Hernandez is a Custodian at Zoo within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,117. Union affiliation: 15.

Monique Sheriff

Animal Keeper/Zoo

2025 total comp

$64,720

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $60,827
Overtime: $106
Other pay: $3,239
Benefits: $549
Total compensation: $64,720
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4304-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313936303034
Row ID: 25313936303034874304-0FT

Monique Sheriff works as a Animal Keeper for Zoo within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Monique earned $64,720 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 04.

William Lotz

Park Services Attendant I/Zoo

2025 total comp

$64,222

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,391
Overtime: $3,596
Other pay: $1,918
Benefits: $10,317
Total compensation: $64,222
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 2412-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313537383234
Row ID: 25313537383234872412-1FT

At Zoo, William Lotz serves as a Park Services Attendant I within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,222. They are represented by 03.

Rozia Francis

Park Services Attendant I/Zoo

2025 total comp

$63,767

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $48,391
Overtime: $3,037
Other pay: $2,036
Benefits: $10,303
Total compensation: $63,767
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 2412-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313732393932
Row ID: 25313732393932872412-1FT

At Zoo, Rozia Francis serves as a Park Services Attendant I within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,767. Union affiliation: 03.

Wayne Kohatsu

Gardener Caretaker/Zoo

2025 total comp

$63,112

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $49,334
Overtime: $1,198
Other pay: $1,295
Benefits: $11,284
Total compensation: $63,112
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3141-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353439323733
Row ID: 25353439323733873141-0FT

At Zoo, Wayne Kohatsu serves as a Gardener Caretaker within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,112. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Cambria Cox-Bain

Animal Keeper/Zoo

2025 total comp

$63,015

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $58,198
Overtime: $171
Other pay: $3,487
Benefits: $1,158
Total compensation: $63,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4304-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323635383234
Row ID: 25323635383234874304-0FT

Cambria Cox-Bain holds the role of Animal Keeper at Zoo within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,015. Union affiliation: 04.

Bridget Collins-Lyman

Animal Keeper/Zoo

2025 total comp

$62,946

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $51,816
Overtime: $242
Other pay: $1,154
Benefits: $9,734
Total compensation: $62,946
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4304-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333431353135
Row ID: 25333431353135874304-0FT

At Zoo, Bridget Collins-Lyman serves as a Animal Keeper within Equipment Operation and Labor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,946. They are represented by 04.

Kristopher Correa

Gardener Caretaker/Zoo

2025 total comp

$62,251

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $49,064
Overtime: $1,561
Other pay: $1,308
Benefits: $10,317
Total compensation: $62,251
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3141-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363634333035
Row ID: 25363634333035873141-0FT

Kristopher Correa holds the role of Gardener Caretaker at Zoo within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,251. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Monique Castellanos

Custodian/Zoo

2025 total comp

$62,243

Sub-department: Service Employees
Base pay: $50,234
Overtime: $507
Other pay: $1,178
Benefits: $10,324
Total compensation: $62,243
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 15

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 3156-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333334373034
Row ID: 25333334373034873156-0FT

Monique Castellanos is a Custodian at Zoo within Service Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,243. They are represented by 15.

Joshua Vallejo

Animal Keeper/Zoo

2025 total comp

$62,053

Sub-department: Equipment Operation and Labor
Base pay: $59,072
Overtime: $75
Other pay: $2,472
Benefits: $434
Total compensation: $62,053
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 04

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 4304-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333332363035
Row ID: 25333332363035874304-0FT

Joshua Vallejo works as a Animal Keeper for Zoo within Equipment Operation and Labor. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $62,053 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 04.

Roderick Johnson

Administrative Clerk/Zoo

2025 total comp

$60,675

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52
Benefits: $10,641
Total compensation: $60,675
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313635303334
Row ID: 25313635303334871358-0FT

Roderick Johnson works as a Administrative Clerk for Zoo within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Roderick earned $60,675 in 2025. They are represented by 03.

Ramiro Ruvalcaba

Administrative Clerk/Zoo

2025 total comp

$59,780

Sub-department: Clerical
Base pay: $49,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $128
Benefits: $10,304
Total compensation: $59,780
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 1358-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393133393035
Row ID: 25393133393035871358-0FT

At Zoo, Ramiro Ruvalcaba serves as a Administrative Clerk within Clerical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,780. Their bargaining unit is 03.

Samantha Derman

Senior Animal Keeper/Zoo

2025 total comp

$59,237

Sub-department: Na
Base pay: $37,482
Overtime: $249
Other pay: $7,202
Benefits: $14,305
Total compensation: $59,237
Employment type: Per Event
Union / bargaining unit: Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: XXXX-X
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323832313333
Row ID: 2532383231333387XXXX-XPV

At Zoo, Samantha Derman serves as a Senior Animal Keeper within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,237. They are represented by Xx.

Ernest Howard

Sheet Metal Worker - Hiring Hall/Zoo

2025 total comp

$58,251

Sub-department: Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall
Base pay: $56,726
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,526
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,251
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 35

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 87
Job Class Pay Grade: 0876-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343839303135
Row ID: 25343839303135870876-0PT

Ernest Howard is a Sheet Metal Worker - Hiring Hall at Zoo within Craft Workers/ Hiring Hall. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,251. They are represented by 35.