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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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Mat Taylor

Lieutenant/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$393,770
Base pay
$255,850
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$32,216
Benefits
$105,704
Total compensation
$393,770

Mat Taylor holds the role of Lieutenant at Sheriff. In 2025, their total compensation was $393,770.

Jose Bueno-Cortez

Sergeant/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$393,657
Base pay
$53,601
Overtime
$18,241
Other pay
$284,539
Benefits
$37,276
Total compensation
$393,657

Jose Bueno-Cortez works as a Sergeant for Sheriff. Jose earned $393,657 in 2025.

Darren Blackmer

Sergeant/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$393,565
Base pay
$108,709
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$168,383
Benefits
$116,473
Total compensation
$393,565

Darren Blackmer holds the role of Sergeant at Sheriff. In 2025, their total compensation was $393,565.

Alejandro Lomeli

Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff

2025 total comp
$393,504
Base pay
$158,292
Overtime
$81,335
Other pay
$51,137
Benefits
$102,740
Total compensation
$393,504

At Sheriff, Alejandro Lomeli serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their 2025 pay totaled $393,504.