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+

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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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Suzy Werts

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$5,762

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $5,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,762
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: 303639373135
Row ID: 25303639373135883181-0PT

At Recreation and Parks, Suzy Werts serves as a Security Officer within Safety / Security. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,762. Their bargaining unit is 18.

Valerie Paez

Security Officer/Recreation and Parks

2025 total comp

$3,646

Sub-department: Safety / Security
Base pay: $3,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $567
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,646
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: 303038303035
Row ID: 25303038303035883181-0PT

At Recreation and Parks, Valerie Paez serves as a Security Officer within Safety / Security. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,646. They are represented by 18.