Responding to the salary scandal in Bell, Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel posted the
annual salaries of every L.A. city employee online on August 6, 2010.
Greuel lists almost every approved position in city government — from her own ($196,667) down to a Vocational Worker I in the Department of General Services ($27,582)
"The public’s trust has been broken as a result of the recent scandal in Bell," Greuel said.
"This is an important step to provide greater transparency and openness in how taxpayer dollars are spent."
She said Los Angeles is now the largest city to post a comprehensive list of city employee salaries.
The database does not list employees by name, only position, and does not include the Department of Water and Power.
The abbreviations appear exactly as provided by the city.
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of all salaries
Position |
Department |
Salary |
GEN MGR AIRPORTS
|
AIRPORTS
|
$326,856
|
CH OF POLICE
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$307,291
|
GEN MGR HARBOR DEPT
|
HARBOR
|
$300,964
|
CH PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$262,482
|
CH PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$262,482
|
CH ENGINEER FIRE DEPT
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$260,000
|
CITY ADMIN OFFICER
|
CAO
|
$256,803
|
CH LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
|
COUNCIL
|
$256,803
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF II
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$256,072
|
ASSISTANT GM AIRPORTS
|
AIRPORTS
|
$249,620
|
FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$241,310
|
FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$241,310
|
GEN MGR INFO TECH AGNCY
|
INFO TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
|
$241,122
|
DEPUTY G M AIRPT / 1
|
AIRPORTS
|
$235,401
|
DEPUTY G M AIRPT / 1
|
AIRPORTS
|
$235,401
|
DEPUTY G M AIRPT / 1
|
AIRPORTS
|
$235,401
|
FIRST DEPUTY GM HARBOR
|
HARBOR
|
$235,401
|
DEPUTY G M AIRPT / 1
|
AIRPORTS
|
$235,401
|
FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$233,000
|
MAYOR
|
MAYOR
|
$232,426
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF II
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$229,701
|
GEN MGR REC & PARKS
|
REC PARKS REG FULL TIME
|
$229,074
|
CITY ENGINEER
|
P W ENGINEERING
|
$228,970
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
PORT PILOT II
|
HARBOR
|
$227,676
|
GENERAL MANAGER LAFPP
|
FIRE POLICE PEN
|
$224,168
|
FIRST DEPUTY GM HARBOR
|
HARBOR
|
$222,978
|
FIRST DEPUTY GM HARBOR
|
HARBOR
|
$222,978
|
FIRST DEPUTY GM HARBOR
|
HARBOR
|
$222,978
|
FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$222,790
|
CH ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$220,764
|
CH ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$220,764
|
CH ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$220,764
|
CH ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$220,764
|
GEN MGR PERSONNEL DEPT
|
PERSONNEL C S 1
|
$220,284
|
GEN MGR TRANSPORTATION
|
TRANSPORTATION
|
$219,177
|
FIRE DEPUTY CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$218,593
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$218,092
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$218,092
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$218,092
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$218,092
|
CITY ATTORNEY
|
ATTORNEY
|
$214,547
|
DIR OF PLANNING
|
PLANNING
|
$212,830
|
GEN MGR DEPT OF HOUSING
|
HOUSING EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT1
|
$211,995
|
SUPT OF BUILDING
|
BLDG & SAFETY MANAGEMENT
|
$211,995
|
DIR OF FINANCE
|
OFC OF FIN (REV MGMT/CITYWIDE)
|
$211,556
|
GEN MGR L A ZOO
|
LOS ANGELES ZOO
|
$210,909
|
DEPUTY CITY ENGINEER II
|
P W ENGINEERING
|
$210,770
|
CITY LIBRARIAN
|
LIBRARY
|
$210,000
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$206,628
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF II
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$206,086
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - GRANT REIMB
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$205,724
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$205,724
|
DIR BUR OF ST SERVICES
|
PW STREET SERVICES EXECUTIVE
|
$205,480
|
EXEC ASST CITY ATTORNEY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$204,958
|
ASST CITY ADMIN OFFICER
|
CAO
|
$201,776
|
ASST CH LEGIS ANALYST
|
COUNCIL
|
$201,776
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$200,218
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - ATTY
|
$200,218
|
SECOND DEPUTY GM HARBOR
|
HARBOR
|
$199,968
|
CH DEPUTY CONTROLLER
|
CONTROLLER
|
$199,645
|
GM-LACERS
|
RETIREMENT SYSTEM
|
$199,508
|
FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF
|
FIRE - FIREFIGHTERS
|
$197,045
|
CONTROLLER
|
CONTROLLER
|
$196,668
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$195,708
|
POLICE DEPUTY CHIEF I
|
POLICE OFFICERS
|
$195,708
|
CH INFORMATION OFFICER
|
AIRPORTS
|
$195,687
|
GEN MGR COMMUNITY DEV
|
CDD EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
|
$195,583
|
SR ASST CITY ATTY
|
ATTORNEY - PROPRIETARY
|
$194,852
|
TRAF MANAGER
|
HARBOR
|
$194,142
|
POLICE ADMIN III
|
POLICE CIVILIAN
|
$194,080
|
POLICE ADMIN III
|
POLICE CIVILIAN
|
$194,080
|
POLICE ADMIN III
|
POLICE CIVILIAN
|
$194,080
|
CH OF STAFF MAYOR
|
MAYOR
|
$194,059
|
CH OF STAFF MAYOR
|
MAYOR
|
$194,059
|
DEPUTY CITY ENGINEER I
|
P W ENGINEERING
|
$193,784
|
DIR BUR OF SANITATION
|
PW EXECUTIVE DIVISION
|
$193,432
|
Source: Los Angeles City Controller
Credits: Sam Quinones, Ben Welsh