City of Los Angeles / Animal Services / Animal Control Officer

Job-title file

Animal Control Officer

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

46 employees hold this title in Animal Services. Median total compensation for the role is $113,189, above the department median of $51,185.

Employees: 46
Total payroll: $5M
Role median: $113,189
Agency median: $51,185
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$40,888$141,356+

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How total compensation varies among the 46 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Animal Control Officer beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $113,189 ranks #3 of 10. See Animal Control Officer across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$134,815 · 12

$123,598 · 157

$100,651 · 24

$99,331 · 35

$76,206 · 14

$52,187 · 15

City of Springfield, MA

$51,431 · 6

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$26,926 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Animal Control Officerroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Andre Gonzalez

Animal Control Officer/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$130,911

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $95,423
Overtime: $1,101
Other pay: $10,359
Benefits: $24,028
Total compensation: $130,911
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 4311-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3536383932
Row ID: 25353638393264311-0FT

Andre Gonzalez works as a Animal Control Officer for Animal Services within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Andre earned $130,911 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 18.

Robert Perez

Animal Control Officer/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$129,534

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $90,575
Overtime: $9,605
Other pay: $2,877
Benefits: $26,477
Total compensation: $129,534
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 4311-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3331353339
Row ID: 25333135333964311-0FT

Robert Perez works as a Animal Control Officer for Animal Services within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $129,534 in 2025. Union affiliation: 18.

Gabriele Hartel

Animal Control Officer/Animal Services

2025 total comp

$127,080

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $92,998
Overtime: $3,339
Other pay: $8,179
Benefits: $22,563
Total compensation: $127,080
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 6
Job Class Pay Grade: 4311-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363632323033
Row ID: 2536363232303364311-0FT

Gabriele Hartel works as a Animal Control Officer for Animal Services within Safety / Security. Their status is full-time. Gabriele earned $127,080 in 2025. They are represented by 18.