Los Angeles County / Public Works Department / Administrative Services Manager III

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Administrative Services Manager III

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

6 employees hold this title in Public Works Department. Median total compensation for the role is $271,450, above the department median of $147,401.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $271,450
Agency median: $147,401
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Administrative Services Manager III 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 Administrative Services Managers — about 13,310 people — is $124,560. Public Works Department pays a median base salary of $120,888 for this role, 3% below that figure — about the 47th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Works Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$73,330

$94,690

$124,560

$165,010

$217,600

Public Works Department median · $120,888

The bar is the range of annual wages for Administrative Services Managers 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 Works Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Administrative Services Managers — about 263,960 people — is $114,130. Public Works Department’s median base salary is 6% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$67,100

$86,460

$114,130

$157,420

$207,720

Public Works Department median · $120,888

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.

Computed over the 55 of 57 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Works Department is $200,336, 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

Administrative Services Manager III is held in 25 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Works Department, the median of $271,450 ranks #6 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$286,489 · 1

$281,956 · 20

$278,318 · 1

$275,151 · 8

Children & Family Services

$272,607 · 16

Public Social Services Department

$270,439 · 27

$266,710 · 10

$261,936 · 1

$261,098 · 16

$259,596 · 1

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

$248,880 · 2

Beaches & Harbors

$247,856 · 1

Median total compensation for the Administrative Services Manager III role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Administrative Services Manager beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $197,176 ranks #1 of 3. See Administrative Services Manager across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Utah

$76,990 · 45

Florida

$72,332 · 54

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Services Manager 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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