Los Angeles County / Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk / Accountant III

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Accountant III

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

5 employees hold this title in Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk. Median total compensation for the role is $147,029, above the department median of $49,181.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $733.2K
Role median: $147,029
Agency median: $49,181
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant 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 Accountants and Auditors — about 70,640 people — is $94,360. Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk pays a median base salary of $79,058 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 31st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$60,310

$74,060

$94,360

$122,290

$154,630

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk median · $79,058

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 Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk’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. Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 43rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk median · $79,058

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 Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk is $139,587, 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

Accountant III is held in 30 Los Angeles County departments. In Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk, the median of $147,029 ranks #17 of 30.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Regional Planning Department

$166,216 · 2

Beaches & Harbors

$159,276 · 3

Sheriff

$158,103 · 22

Economic Opportunity

$157,348 · 3

Treasurer & Tax Collector

$156,509 · 11

Fire Department

$156,231 · 1

Child Support Services

$153,831 · 1

District Attorney

$153,177 · 5

Youth Development

$153,161 · 1

Parks & Recreation Department

$151,895 · 5

Agricultural Comm/Wts & Measures

$151,493 · 2

La County Library

$150,453 · 3

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

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $130,683 ranks #4 of 38. See Accountant across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant 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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