Los Angeles County / Public Social Services Department / Procurement Assistant I

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Procurement Assistant I

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

7 employees hold this title in Public Social Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $118,959, above the department median of $111,187.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $807.8K
Role median: $118,959
Agency median: $111,187
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Procurement Assistant 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 Procurement Clerks — about 2,810 people — is $54,510. Public Social Services Department pays a median base salary of $71,855 for this role, 32% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Social Services Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$39,530

$46,300

$54,510

$64,630

$75,110

Public Social Services Department median · $71,855

The bar is the range of annual wages for Procurement Clerks 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 Procurement Clerks — about 55,810 people — is $50,580. Public Social Services Department’s median base salary is 42% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,040

$43,420

$50,580

$60,080

$68,620

Public Social Services Department median · $71,855

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 $121,116, 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

Procurement Assistant I is held in 20 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Social Services Department, the median of $118,959 ranks #14 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Parks & Recreation Department

$131,054 · 3

La County Library

$130,028 · 3

Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

$128,414 · 1

Children & Family Services

$128,237 · 4

Ambulatory Care Network

$127,149 · 1

Treasurer & Tax Collector

$127,090 · 1

Regional Planning Department

$125,447 · 1

Aging and Disabilities

$125,234 · 1

$123,744 · 13

$123,318 · 9

$121,607 · 7

$120,957 · 27

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

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