Payroll for David Vaca (Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff) may cover more than one person; together they account for $414,596 in 2025.
Los Angeles County / Sheriff
Agency file
Sheriff
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
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
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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Similar departments
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.
- Court Services Division Cook County, Illinois94% match
- Sheriff's Office (001) City of Baltimore94% match
- Sheriff City and County of San Francisco93% match
- Shf Sheriff City of Philadelphia83% match
- Sheriff's Office Ramsey County, Minnesota65% match
- Public Safety Rhode Island55% match
Record list
Employees
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Sergeant/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $178,900
- Overtime
- $111,525
- Other pay
- $13,485
- Benefits
- $110,483
- Total compensation
- $414,393
At Sheriff, Juan Sanchez serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $414,393.
Lieutenant/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $201,624
- Overtime
- $64,670
- Other pay
- $23,824
- Benefits
- $124,077
- Total compensation
- $414,195
Maricela Castillo is a Lieutenant at Sheriff. 2025 total compensation came to $414,195.
Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $159,271
- Overtime
- $128,892
- Other pay
- $20,867
- Benefits
- $104,942
- Total compensation
- $413,972
Adrian De Casas works as a Deputy Sheriff for Sheriff. Adrian earned $413,972 in 2025.
Sergeant/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $168,980
- Overtime
- $118,494
- Other pay
- $16,736
- Benefits
- $109,331
- Total compensation
- $413,541
Kevan Plumb is a Sergeant at Sheriff. 2025 total compensation came to $413,541.
Deputy Sheriff/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $196,706
- Overtime
- $85,627
- Other pay
- $17,946
- Benefits
- $113,036
- Total compensation
- $413,315
At Sheriff, Kenneth Dailey serves as a Deputy Sheriff. Their 2025 pay totaled $413,315.
Sergeant/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $181,148
- Overtime
- $94,187
- Other pay
- $22,576
- Benefits
- $115,239
- Total compensation
- $413,150
At Sheriff, Cesar Mayorga-Rugama serves as a Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $413,150.
Sergeant/Sheriff
- Base pay
- $173,620
- Overtime
- $128,525
- Other pay
- $7,168
- Benefits
- $103,789
- Total compensation
- $413,102
Marvin Stalworth Iii is a Sergeant at Sheriff. 2025 total compensation came to $413,102.