City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Animal Control & Rescue Center

Agency file

Animal Control & Rescue Center

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Animal Control & Rescue Center provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 17 employees with median total compensation of $38,976; the highest distinct record was $75,668.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $625.9K
Employees: 17
Median total: $38,976
Highest record: $75,668

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1,670$75,668+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 17 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,976) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $33,302 (90%)
Overtime — $2,757 (7%)
Other — $756 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$6,970

$24,100

$38,976

$46,199

$53,173

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $53,173 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,970. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Animal Control Officer I

7 · $11,847

Animal Control Officer II

3 · $42,596

Humane Enforcement Officer

2 · $49,197

Animal Control Operations Manager

1 · $75,668

Director Animal Control & Rescue

1 · $75,142

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$675.8K —	21 —	$38,976 —
2025	$625.9K ▼ 7.4%	17 ▼ 19.0%	$38,976 ±0%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Dps - Animal Control City of Las Vegas91% match
Animal Care and Control Los Angeles County80% match
Chicago Animal Care and Control City of Chicago50% match
Animal Care and Control City of Charlotte47% match
C292 City of Springfield, MA44% match

Record list

Employees

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Lindbergh Williams

Humane Enforcement Officer/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$45,221

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $42,366
Overtime: $2,855
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,221
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2178
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 92.25
Unique ID: 0x7CA94AC5CC39D8EBDDB358D420D9E39808A1073B

Lindbergh Williams works as a Humane Enforcement Officer for Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. Lindbergh earned $45,221 in 2025.

Jasmine Lewis

Animal Control Officer II/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$42,596

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $35,465
Overtime: $7,047
Other pay: $84
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,596
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2176
Pay Adjustments: $84
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 274.75
Unique ID: 0xBA794AF5622843F006286B4949681E06AF8A6D9E

Jasmine Lewis works as a Animal Control Officer II for Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. Jasmine earned $42,596 in 2025.

Franklin Shaffer

Animal Control Officer II/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$42,567

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $40,821
Overtime: $1,745
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,567
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2176
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 59.25
Unique ID: 0x498F654332AE9207EC2A8AE48A88A77115CD451A

Franklin Shaffer works as a Animal Control Officer II for Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. Franklin earned $42,567 in 2025.

Jennifer Gomez

Senior Clerical Specialist/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$38,976

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $38,976
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,976
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2016
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x723DBEAC542EA487683941F89AFD24F4DC27B6B1

At Animal Control & Rescue Center, Jennifer Gomez serves as a Senior Clerical Specialist within Animal Control & Rescue Center. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,976.

Patty Hemmings

Administrative Specialist II/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$37,618

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $37,186
Overtime: $432
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,618
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2020
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 16
Unique ID: 0x7DF0D5BE644E6AA2DFED8C117FC5C4CD61D489C0

Patty Hemmings is a Administrative Specialist II at Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. 2025 total compensation came to $37,618.

William Morris

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$36,724

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $30,783
Overtime: $4,858
Other pay: $1,084
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,724
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment End Date: Oct 24, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2174
Pay Location Code: 800
Severance Pay: $1,084
Total Overtime Hours: 189.4

William Morris works as a Animal Control Officer I for Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. William earned $36,724 in 2025.

Shandrolette Towns

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2025 total comp

$33,228

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $27,217
Overtime: $6,011
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,228
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2174
Pay Location Code: 800
Total Overtime Hours: 305.25
Unique ID: 0x6AAC4564ECA47275F4DB47E389871F7DC8B1A193

Shandrolette Towns is a Animal Control Officer I at Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. 2025 total compensation came to $33,228.

Jared Walz

Animal Control Officer II/Animal Control & Rescue Center

2024 total comp

$29,089

Sub-department: Animal Control & Rescue Center
Base pay: $24,978
Overtime: $1,536
Other pay: $2,574
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,089
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 800
Employment End Date: Aug 23, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2176
Pay Location Code: 800
Severance Pay: $2,574
Total Overtime Hours: 52.75

Jared Walz holds the role of Animal Control Officer II at Animal Control & Rescue Center within Animal Control & Rescue Center. In 2024, their total compensation was $29,089.