Child Support Services

Source file: Los Angeles County — Employee Salaries (Auditor-Controller) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Child Support Services delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 1,270 employees with median total compensation of $127,303; the highest distinct record was $563,844.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $172.7M
Employees: 1,270
Median total: $127,303
Highest record: $563,844

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,304$331,949+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,270 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($127,303) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $79,846 (59%)
Overtime — $179 (0%)
Other — $7,787 (6%)
Benefits — $48,194 (35%)

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

$86,139

$110,949

$127,303

$139,596

$190,780

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $190,780 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $86,139. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Child Support Specialist II

589 · $123,724

Child Support Specialist III

114 · $132,590

Supervising Child Support Specialist

106 · $158,592

Intermediate Typist-Clerk

80 · $94,400

Attorney III, Child Support Services

50 · $306,925

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.

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