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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Santa Monica
Year:
Population
92,912

This city does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 6/25/2024

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Airport 13 $1,079,320 $255,915
Architecture Services 15 $1,885,608 $465,749
Beach Maintenance 24 $1,660,673 $579,369
Cemetery 8 $601,446 $144,039
City Manager - Administration 33 $3,275,033 $711,858
Community Recreation-Aquatics 3 $14,310 $2,800
Cultural Affairs 2 $154,329 $25,256
Financial Operations 18 $2,000,581 $529,320
Fire - Administration 18 $3,083,269 $786,025
Fire Training 6 $1,627,015 $398,004
Fleet Management 22 $2,212,487 $622,156
Harbor Unit 15 $1,462,025 $311,803
Housing 10 $772,329 $220,057
Human Services - Grants (Hmls) 1 $72,495 $7,700
Human Services - Grants (Y&F) 1 $6,112 $229
Parking Operations 15 $1,178,728 $319,395
Pier Maintenance 4 $355,775 $111,696
Records & Election Svs - Admin 9 $1,061,688 $239,634
Rent Control - Administration 7 $743,538 $157,233
Rent Control - Legal 4 $694,946 $114,036
Risk Management 13 $1,429,218 $310,738
Traffic Operations 6 $584,139 $145,110
Airport Maintenance 6 $480,940 $189,968
Beach House Maintenance 9 $670,628 $202,972
Building & Safety 32 $3,514,195 $921,243
City Attorney 51 $9,291,109 $1,769,046
City Council 10 $339,599 $156,966
Criminal Investigations 94 $14,184,465 $3,183,795
Fire Prevention 17 $2,396,211 $678,640
Fire Suppression & Rescue 100 $24,699,996 $5,875,772
Hr Administrative Services 13 $1,131,322 $220,331
Human Services - Crest 6 $15,789 $2,923
Human Services - Pal 1 $4,733 $496
Human Services - Vap 1 $5,364 $201
Public Works Admin Services 8 $1,568,740 $334,167
Records & Election Svs-Sup Svs 4 $292,917 $99,842
Rent Control - Hearings 7 $1,082,052 $273,968
Rent Control - Public Info 7 $774,896 $224,113
Resource Recovery & Recycling 97 $7,704,896 $2,110,464
Street Maintenance 14 $991,231 $367,604
Transit Maintenance - Cleaners 18 $1,180,328 $368,226
Transit Maintenance -Mechanics 51 $4,794,202 $1,243,291
Transit Safety & Security 11 $1,150,060 $252,036
Water Resources-Wastewater 17 $1,906,629 $543,183
Water Resources-Water 56 $6,060,548 $1,429,751
Beach House Operations 28 $862,373 $170,724
Custodial Services 39 $2,624,440 $877,593
Farmers Market 16 $516,016 $101,769
Finance - Administration 3 $607,249 $110,607
Park Maintenance 40 $2,804,852 $1,047,128
Transit Operations 24 $2,886,574 $705,560
Transit Operations - Mco 354 $20,970,032 $6,257,418
Budget 2 $317,248 $73,051
Community Broadband 7 $710,682 $180,941
Facilities Maintenance Admin 4 $356,557 $101,744
Facilities Services 23 $2,181,945 $674,316
Public Landscape Admin 6 $651,063 $155,222
Transit Maintenance - Management 15 $1,731,906 $467,499
Code Enforcement 20 $1,897,659 $506,294
Household Hazardous Waste 1 $97,631 $34,848
Transit Facilities Maintenance 6 $543,271 $112,754
Urban Forest 3 $139,753 $27,294
Counting Room Operations 4 $249,136 $82,504
Emergency Svs And Preparedness 7 $375,925 $104,187
Public Safety Communications 30 $3,156,046 $630,772
Revenue Services 19 $2,316,323 $660,958
Ose Admin 9 $1,065,442 $259,787
Customer Experience & Support 22 $2,609,194 $561,625
Digital Transformation And Dev 12 $887,888 $172,058
Employment And Classification 12 $1,418,305 $343,939
Infrastructure And Cloud Svs 9 $1,172,776 $239,429
Labor And Employee Relations 6 $822,415 $200,306
Strategy And Operations 12 $1,155,253 $208,161
Street Light Repair And Maintenance 2 $132,426 $64,609
Transit Finance And Admin Svs 17 $2,019,168 $391,752
Transit Planning & Performance 6 $403,457 $100,163
Community Engage & Cust Exper 10 $728,639 $198,074
Procurement 7 $763,963 $180,860
Engineering Administration 23 $2,871,378 $672,333
Office Of The Chief Of Police 43 $7,898,977 $1,543,243
Special Operations 126 $11,573,867 $2,901,805
Street Services-Admin 1 $136,199 $46,706
Cdd - Administration 5 $922,355 $184,203
City Planning 19 $2,637,589 $567,539
Economic Development Admin 5 $687,715 $125,813
Mobility Admin 23 $2,243,908 $572,948
Patrol Services 152 $27,958,046 $6,393,711
Pier Administration 2 $262,635 $73,006
Professional Services 25 $4,015,595 $870,076
Section 8 Admin 13 $1,209,790 $333,731
Administration & Business Svs 62 $2,973,587 $630,482
Collections Tech & Patron Svs 20 $1,536,837 $417,146
Community Engage & Programming 15 $1,336,984 $321,099
Comm Rec-Admin 2 $312,633 $69,382
Comm Rec-Aquatics 101 $1,555,731 $270,796
Comm Rec-Classes 13 $420,247 $77,691
Comm Rec-Events 1 $86,341 $32,248
Comm Rec-Gym 6 $262,260 $65,341
Comm Rec-Outdoor Fac Permits 9 $230,994 $55,491
Comm Rec-Permits 1 $60,206 $17,217
Comm Rec-Skate 1 $25,880 $3,296
Comm Rec-Sports Leagues 7 $196,225 $65,870
Comm Rec-Tennis/Tournaments 3 $61,090 $7,003
Cultural Affairs-Admin 6 $607,025 $111,418
Facilities Maintenance-Promenade Services 22 $1,586,132 $533,649
Hhs Administration 4 $456,686 $74,588
Housing Administration 1 $95,068 $22,767
Hs-Grants-Homeless Unit 5 $458,068 $89,733
Hs-Grants-Youth & Family Unit 5 $547,004 $139,542
Human Services-Admin 4 $620,429 $143,098
Human Services-Crest 27 $918,469 $244,096
Human Services-Pal 9 $410,522 $113,843
Human Services-Vap 15 $734,688 $148,970
Pub Landscape-Custodial Services 2 $223,704 $54,735
Rad Administration 3 $272,687 $67,889