Los Angeles County / Public Health
Agency file
The Public Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.
In 2025, this agency had 4,627 employees with median total compensation of $162,589; the highest distinct record was $819,411.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,627 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($162,589) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $245,821 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $77,661. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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.
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Substance Abuse Counselor Aid/Public Health
Michael Carreon is a Substance Abuse Counselor Aid at Public Health. 2025 total compensation came to $105,869.
Secretary II/Public Health
Gloria Galindo holds the role of Secretary II at Public Health. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,866.