Today, Transparent California released 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 38 of Los Angeles County’s largest special districts, representing 95 percent of all Los Angeles […]
City of Industry pays ‘astronomical’ costs for employee health insurance
The Los Angeles News Group published a report on our data revealing astronomical levels of health costs for city workers: In 2014, the city paid $57,773 — $4,800 a month — for […]
Nearly 60% of Los Angeles-area city workers collected at least $100,000 in total compensation
Today, Transparent California released previously-unseen 2014 public employee compensation data — complete with names, pay, and benefits — for 395 cities and 44 counties statewide on TransparentCalifornia.com, the state’s largest public sector […]
Median Earnings for Residents and City Staff of Los Angeles County Cities, 2014
City Name Median Earnings for City Residents Medians Earnings for City Staff City Earnings as % of Residents Earnings Bell Gardens $ 23,425 $ 84,543 361% El Monte $ 27,115 $ 86,973 […]
LA Daily News Op-ed: What’s really driving CalPERS contribution rates higher
Our op-ed in the Los Angeles Daily News addresses the misleading tactic of citing raw averages as an indicator of a pension plan’s generosity: If public pensions are so modest, as the California […]
Full-career Los Angeles-area city retirees earn 42% more than residents’ average salary
For Immediate Release Contact Robert Fellner, 559-462-0122, 201-206-6469 (cell) Average Los Angeles-area CalPERS payout highest statewide Full-career retirees of Los Angeles County municipalities received an average CalPERS pension worth 42 percent more than […]
Transparent California Release of 2014 K-12 Data, Greater LA Area
Data: No correlation between teacher compensation and performance Chaffey Joint and Anaheim Union High’s teachers lead state with average compensation over $115,000 TUSTIN — K-12 employee compensation data released today by Transparent California […]
