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Sheriff

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

The Sheriff provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 15,342 employees with median total compensation of $212,576; the highest distinct record was $1,283,802.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.3B
Employees
15,342
Median total
$212,576
Highest record
$1,283,802

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 15,342 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($212,576) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$105,810 (50%)
  • Overtime$34,713 (16%)
  • Other$11,851 (6%)
  • Benefits$61,083 (29%)

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
$80,408
$133,706
$212,576
$279,774
$352,496

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $352,496 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,408. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Sheriff
7,276 · $251,266
Sergeant
1,149 · $354,836
Custody Assistant
1,104 · $155,542

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Angelina Lopez

Supvg Forensic Identification Specialist/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,497
Base pay
$129,118
Overtime
$3,132
Other pay
$8,996
Benefits
$75,251
Total compensation
$216,497

At Sheriff, Angelina Lopez serves as a Supvg Forensic Identification Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,497.

Carlos Leon

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,496
Base pay
$118,035
Overtime
$15,849
Other pay
$2,348
Benefits
$80,264
Total compensation
$216,496

At Sheriff, Carlos Leon serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,496.

Cardell Evans

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,491
Base pay
$110,236
Overtime
$26,964
Other pay
$1,750
Benefits
$77,541
Total compensation
$216,491

Cardell Evans works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff. Cardell earned $216,491 in 2025.

Darren Lass Ii

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,481
Base pay
$121,392
Overtime
$15,667
Other pay
$2,529
Benefits
$76,893
Total compensation
$216,481

Darren Lass Ii works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff. Darren earned $216,481 in 2025.

Melissa Rivera

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,453
Base pay
$117,215
Overtime
$19,675
Other pay
$3,169
Benefits
$76,394
Total compensation
$216,453

Melissa Rivera is a Deputy Sheriff at Sheriff. 2025 total compensation came to $216,453.

Michael Rambo

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$216,422
Base pay
$125,325
Overtime
$21,415
Other pay
$4,406
Benefits
$65,276
Total compensation
$216,422

At Sheriff, Michael Rambo serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,422.