California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a polygraph examiner make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
$149,085typical pay for a polygraph examiner in 2025
$133,805 – $160,977what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where polygraph examiners work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid polygraph examiners, 2025
- 1Michael HurleyPolygraph Examiner IV · Los Angeles$189,937
- 2Raphael GuzmanPolygraph Examiner III · Los Angeles$170,865
- 3James SeverancePolygraph Examiner III · Los Angeles$170,466
- 4Shaneisha DodsonPolygraph Examiner III · Los Angeles$163,316
- 5Edward MillerPolygraph Examiner II · Los Angeles$153,957
Common questions
How much does a polygraph examiner make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
The typical polygraph examiner was paid $149,085 in 2025; most earned between $133,805 and $160,977. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for polygraph examiners in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Polygraph Examiner, at any level (for example "Polygraph Examiner"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this