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)

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"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.

Page 1 of salaries in department: "PW STREET IMPROVEMENT DIV" (Back to complete list)

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
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