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Health Services - Community Programs

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

The Health Services - Community Programs oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 378 employees with median total compensation of $171,743; the highest distinct record was $632,419.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$67.8M
Employees
378
Median total
$171,743
Highest record
$632,419

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 378 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($171,743) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$115,219 (64%)
  • Overtime$667 (0%)
  • Other$10,809 (6%)
  • Benefits$52,634 (29%)

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
$89,442
$129,708
$171,743
$212,478
$247,637

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $247,637 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $89,442. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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.

Record list

Employees

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Viet Nguyen

Medical Director I/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$632,419
Base pay
$464,069
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$71,370
Benefits
$96,980
Total compensation
$632,419

Viet Nguyen is a Medical Director I at Health Services - Community Programs. 2025 total compensation came to $632,419.

Melanie Kim

Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$588,049
Base pay
$456,923
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,069
Benefits
$117,057
Total compensation
$588,049

At Health Services - Community Programs, Melanie Kim serves as a Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex. Their 2025 pay totaled $588,049.

Torri Montgomery

Senior Physician Psychiatry/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$574,241
Base pay
$420,214
Overtime
$13,096
Other pay
$49,023
Benefits
$91,908
Total compensation
$574,241

At Health Services - Community Programs, Torri Montgomery serves as a Senior Physician Psychiatry. Their 2025 pay totaled $574,241.

Heidi Behforouz

Medical Director I/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$550,614
Base pay
$394,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$59,630
Benefits
$96,842
Total compensation
$550,614

Heidi Behforouz is a Medical Director I at Health Services - Community Programs. 2025 total compensation came to $550,614.

Nicholas Hutchings

Senior Physician - Internal Medicine - General/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$547,283
Base pay
$318,894
Overtime
$53,861
Other pay
$46,892
Benefits
$127,636
Total compensation
$547,283

At Health Services - Community Programs, Nicholas Hutchings serves as a Senior Physician - Internal Medicine - General. Their 2025 pay totaled $547,283.

Karen Leung

Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$529,863
Base pay
$436,838
Overtime
$993
Other pay
$15,209
Benefits
$76,823
Total compensation
$529,863

At Health Services - Community Programs, Karen Leung serves as a Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex. Their 2025 pay totaled $529,863.

Paula Siler

Clinical Nursing Director III/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$494,905
Base pay
$294,604
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$55,189
Benefits
$145,112
Total compensation
$494,905

Paula Siler holds the role of Clinical Nursing Director III at Health Services - Community Programs. In 2025, their total compensation was $494,905.

Sony Ta

Phys Specialist - Internal Medicine-General Non Megaflex/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$482,922
Base pay
$351,638
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$131,284
Total compensation
$482,922

Sony Ta works as a Phys Specialist - Internal Medicine-General Non Megaflex for Health Services - Community Programs. Sony earned $482,922 in 2025.

Simone Caccamo

Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex/Health Services - Community Programs

2025 total comp
$479,875
Base pay
$389,083
Overtime
$43
Other pay
$14,000
Benefits
$76,749
Total compensation
$479,875

At Health Services - Community Programs, Simone Caccamo serves as a Phys Specialist Psychiatry Non Megaflex. Their 2025 pay totaled $479,875.