Justice, Care and Opportunities

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

The Justice, Care and Opportunities handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.

In 2025, this agency had 132 employees with median total compensation of $157,466; the highest distinct record was $555,519.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $21.4M
Employees: 132
Median total: $157,466
Highest record: $555,519

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$152$403,190+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 132 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($157,466) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,038 (60%)
Overtime — $366 (0%)
Other — $13,175 (8%)
Benefits — $50,832 (31%)

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

$61,294

$119,949

$157,466

$196,922

$270,968

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $270,968 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $61,294. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).