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Mental Health

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 6,395 employees with median total compensation of $137,568; the highest distinct record was $838,434.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$976.5M
Employees
6,395
Median total
$137,568
Highest record
$838,434

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 6,395 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($137,568) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$94,639 (62%)
  • Overtime$1,904 (1%)
  • Other$8,546 (6%)
  • Benefits$47,615 (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
$58,292
$100,361
$137,568
$186,976
$235,448

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $235,448 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $58,292. 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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Ghulam Noorani

Relief Mental Health Psychiatrist/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$288,462
Base pay
$272,024
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$16,438
Total compensation
$288,462

Ghulam Noorani holds the role of Relief Mental Health Psychiatrist at Mental Health. In 2025, their total compensation was $288,462.

Richard Caro Ii

Clinical Psychologist II/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$287,599
Base pay
$133,929
Overtime
$74,147
Other pay
$9,219
Benefits
$70,304
Total compensation
$287,599

Richard Caro Ii holds the role of Clinical Psychologist II at Mental Health. In 2025, their total compensation was $287,599.

James Kwon

Deputy Director, Mental Health (Uc)/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$285,579
Base pay
$181,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,228
Benefits
$84,205
Total compensation
$285,579

James Kwon works as a Deputy Director, Mental Health (Uc) for Mental Health. James earned $285,579 in 2025.

Yanela Soulier

Administrative Services Manager III/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$285,120
Base pay
$171,577
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$21,548
Benefits
$91,995
Total compensation
$285,120

Yanela Soulier works as a Administrative Services Manager III for Mental Health. Yanela earned $285,120 in 2025.

Geneeta Salas

Mental Health Clinical Program Head/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$284,993
Base pay
$178,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,016
Benefits
$86,491
Total compensation
$284,993

Geneeta Salas works as a Mental Health Clinical Program Head for Mental Health. Geneeta earned $284,993 in 2025.

Hosun Kwon

Mental Health Program Manager I/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$284,768
Base pay
$164,533
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,017
Benefits
$100,218
Total compensation
$284,768

Hosun Kwon holds the role of Mental Health Program Manager I at Mental Health. In 2025, their total compensation was $284,768.

Otilia Holguin

Administrative Services Manager III/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$284,385
Base pay
$171,577
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$27,504
Benefits
$85,304
Total compensation
$284,385

Otilia Holguin holds the role of Administrative Services Manager III at Mental Health. In 2025, their total compensation was $284,385.

Vilma Virtusio

Budget Officer,Mental Health/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$283,483
Base pay
$173,710
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$23,358
Benefits
$86,415
Total compensation
$283,483

Vilma Virtusio works as a Budget Officer,Mental Health for Mental Health. Vilma earned $283,483 in 2025.

Susan Cozolino

Health Program Analyst III/Mental Health

2025 total comp
$282,691
Base pay
$159,337
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,837
Benefits
$113,517
Total compensation
$282,691

Susan Cozolino works as a Health Program Analyst III for Mental Health. Susan earned $282,691 in 2025.