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Los Angeles County / Medical Examiner

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

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).

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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Richard Ou

Phys Specialist Pathology-Forensic Non Megaflex/Medical Examiner

2025 total comp
$429,085
Base pay
$320,207
Overtime
$2,963
Other pay
$13,712
Benefits
$92,203
Total compensation
$429,085

Richard Ou works as a Phys Specialist Pathology-Forensic Non Megaflex for Medical Examiner. Richard earned $429,085 in 2025.