City of Los Angeles / Recreation and Parks / Security Officer

Job-title file

Security Officer

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

79 employees hold this title in Recreation and Parks. Median total compensation for the role is $30,975, above the department median of $5,676.

Employees: 79
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $30,975
Agency median: $5,676
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$150$59,075+

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

How total compensation varies among the 79 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.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Security Officer is held in 6 City of Los Angeles departments. In Recreation and Parks, the median of $30,975 ranks #5 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$125,497 · 29

$120,666 · 355

$98,285 · 282

$89,345 · 98

$565 · 2

Median total compensation for the Security Officer role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Security Officer beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $103,711 ranks #1 of 16. See Security Officer across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$91,937 · 7

$82,534 · 33

$70,800 · 127

$59,390 · 20

$58,272 · 29

New York Public Authorities

$51,460 · 42

Texas

$47,355 · 814

Georgia

$32,448 · 73

Median total compensation for comparable Security 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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Alexa Ayala

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$23,313

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $21,734
Overtime: $728
Other pay: $850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,313
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383834323035
Row ID: 25383834323035883181-0PT

Alexa Ayala works as a Security Officer for Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. Alexa earned $23,313 in 2025. They are represented by 18.

Rafael Ruiz

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$22,978

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $13,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,397
Benefits: $8,529
Total compensation: $22,978
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323439393733
Row ID: 25323439393733883181-0PT

Rafael Ruiz works as a Security Officer for Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. Rafael earned $22,978 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 18.

Keziah Arteaga

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$22,598

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $19,656
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,941
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,598
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 323039343135
Row ID: 25323039343135883181-0PT

Keziah Arteaga holds the role of Security Officer at Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $22,598. They are represented by 18.

Janet Vasquez

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$21,999

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $11,410
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,655
Benefits: $8,934
Total compensation: $21,999
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 333039343034
Row ID: 25333039343034883181-0PT

Janet Vasquez holds the role of Security Officer at Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,999. They are represented by 18.

Ryan Lim

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$21,942

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $18,520
Overtime: $742
Other pay: $2,327
Benefits: $353
Total compensation: $21,942
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 323337303932
Row ID: 25323337303932883181-0PT

Ryan Lim is a Security Officer at Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $21,942. Union affiliation: 18.

Josiah Zavala

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$21,720

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $20,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,241
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,720
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313434353135
Row ID: 25313434353135883181-0PT

Josiah Zavala works as a Security Officer for Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. Josiah earned $21,720 in 2025. They are represented by 18.

Raymond Nava

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$21,661

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $12,819
Overtime: $357
Other pay: $829
Benefits: $7,656
Total compensation: $21,661
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 353235353034
Row ID: 25353235353034883181-0PT

Raymond Nava works as a Security Officer for Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. Raymond earned $21,661 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 18.

Scott Mendias

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$21,243

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $21,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,243
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 18

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 88
Job Class Pay Grade: 3181-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343237303234
Row ID: 25343237303234883181-0PT

Scott Mendias holds the role of Security Officer at Recreation and Parks within Safety / Security. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,243. Union affiliation: 18.