Los Angeles County / Public Social Services Department / Accounting Officer I

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Accounting Officer I

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

6 employees hold this title in Public Social Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $144,857, above the department median of $111,187.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $844.9K
Role median: $144,857
Agency median: $111,187
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accounting Officer I pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 70,640 people — is $94,360. Public Social Services Department pays a median base salary of $97,552 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Social Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$60,310

$74,060

$94,360

$122,290

$154,630

Public Social Services Department median · $97,552

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Social Services Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Public Social Services Department’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 63rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Public Social Services Department median · $97,552

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Social Services Department is $166,529, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Accounting Officer I is held in 12 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Social Services Department, the median of $144,857 ranks #10 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sheriff

$163,426 · 2

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

$161,225 · 2

Justice, Care and Opportunities

$160,217 · 1

$157,537 · 4

$153,796 · 2

$150,992 · 6

$150,706 · 2

$148,353 · 3

$147,744 · 1

Treasurer & Tax Collector

$141,235 · 7

Children & Family Services

$133,303 · 5

Median total compensation for the Accounting Officer I role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accounting Officer beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $170,134 ranks #1 of 4. See Accounting Officer across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$150,436 · 17

Minnesota

$67,307 · 144

California

$64,264 · 1,220

Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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