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Los Angeles County / Animal Care and Control / Animal Control Officer I

Job-title file

Animal Control Officer I

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

78 employees hold this title in Animal Care and Control. Median total compensation for the role is $114,772, below the department median of $117,652.

Employees
78
Total payroll
$8.5M
Role median
$114,772
Agency median
$117,652
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$20,770$138,269+

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

How total compensation varies among the 78 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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Animal Control Officer beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $123,598 ranks #2 of 10. See Animal Control Officer across all of Los Angeles County

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Median total compensation for comparable Animal Control Officerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Yazmin Kennedy

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$131,929
Base pay
$68,019
Overtime
$3,921
Other pay
$7,792
Benefits
$52,197
Total compensation
$131,929

Yazmin Kennedy holds the role of Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,929.

Rodney Williams

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$131,691
Base pay
$67,116
Overtime
$5,651
Other pay
$6,610
Benefits
$52,314
Total compensation
$131,691

Rodney Williams works as a Animal Control Officer I for Animal Care and Control. Rodney earned $131,691 in 2025.

Ricardo Ortega Benitez

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$131,114
Base pay
$66,436
Overtime
$8,963
Other pay
$8,112
Benefits
$47,603
Total compensation
$131,114

Ricardo Ortega Benitez holds the role of Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,114.

Alma Gandara

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$129,377
Base pay
$68,054
Overtime
$1,933
Other pay
$6,497
Benefits
$52,893
Total compensation
$129,377

Alma Gandara is a Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. 2025 total compensation came to $129,377.

Dejanae Wesley

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$128,535
Base pay
$68,054
Overtime
$10,092
Other pay
$6,002
Benefits
$44,387
Total compensation
$128,535

Dejanae Wesley holds the role of Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,535.

Melissa Gomez

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$128,231
Base pay
$67,786
Overtime
$3,801
Other pay
$5,885
Benefits
$50,759
Total compensation
$128,231

Melissa Gomez holds the role of Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,231.

Mario Romero

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$128,220
Base pay
$70,837
Overtime
$5,009
Other pay
$6,537
Benefits
$45,837
Total compensation
$128,220

Mario Romero is a Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. 2025 total compensation came to $128,220.

Antonio Herrera

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$127,926
Base pay
$68,054
Overtime
$1,773
Other pay
$7,108
Benefits
$50,991
Total compensation
$127,926

Antonio Herrera holds the role of Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. In 2025, their total compensation was $127,926.

Howard Nussbaum

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$126,987
Base pay
$68,054
Overtime
$3,565
Other pay
$5,100
Benefits
$50,268
Total compensation
$126,987

Howard Nussbaum is a Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. 2025 total compensation came to $126,987.

Gacey Meza

Animal Control Officer I/Animal Care and Control

2025 total comp
$126,849
Base pay
$67,424
Overtime
$2,100
Other pay
$5,782
Benefits
$51,543
Total compensation
$126,849

Gacey Meza is a Animal Control Officer I at Animal Care and Control. 2025 total compensation came to $126,849.