Agency file

Medical Examiner

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

The Medical Examiner oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 272 employees with median total compensation of $125,681; the highest distinct record was $722,207.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $39.7M
Employees: 272
Median total: $125,681
Highest record: $722,207

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4$542,110+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 272 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($125,681) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $89,313 (61%)
Overtime — $1,431 (1%)
Other — $9,122 (6%)
Benefits — $45,951 (32%)

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

$40,271

$92,749

$125,681

$176,875

$226,082

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $226,082 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,271. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).