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 salaries in department: "PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV"
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Position |
Department |
Salary |
PR CIVIL ENGINEER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$148,749
|
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$130,166
|
SR MGMT ANALYST II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$122,524
|
LANDSCAPE ARCH II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$116,051
|
CIVIL ENGINEER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$109,683
|
CIVIL ENGINEER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$109,683
|
CIVIL ENGINEER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$109,683
|
CIVIL ENGINEER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$109,683
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC III
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$100,934
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC III
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$100,934
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC III
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$100,934
|
LANDSCAPE ARCH ASSC III
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$100,934
|
SR MGMT ANALYST I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$98,909
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$90,619
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$90,619
|
ENVIRONMENTAL SPEC II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$90,619
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$88,709
|
ELECTRICIAN SUPV
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$86,109
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$85,838
|
MANAGEMENT ANALYST II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$83,750
|
LANDSCAPE ARCH ASSC I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$81,056
|
LANDSCAPE ARCH ASSC I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$81,056
|
LANDSCAPE ARCH ASSC I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$76,776
|
ELECTRICIAN
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$74,938
|
ELECTRICIAN
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$74,938
|
SR CIVIL ENGR DRAFT TEC
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$72,850
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$72,725
|
CIVIL ENGRG ASSOC I
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$72,725
|
CARPENTER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$71,368
|
WELDER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$70,825
|
ACCOUNTING CLERK II
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$59,195
|
SR CLERK TYPIST
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$56,084
|
MECH HELPER
|
PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV
|
$50,425
|
Source: Los Angeles City Controller
Credits: Sam Quinones, Ben Welsh