Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

Source file: Los Angeles County — Employee Salaries (Auditor-Controller) / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,904 employees with median total compensation of $49,181; the highest distinct record was $677,299.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $120.9M
Employees: 1,904
Median total: $49,181
Highest record: $677,299

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$1$231,322+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,904 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($49,181) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $37,695 (59%)
Overtime — $1,715 (3%)
Other — $4,268 (7%)
Benefits — $19,796 (31%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$3,386

$7,333

$49,181

$103,996

$137,659

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,659 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,386. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).