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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Courts Reported
58
20,316
Last Updated: 8/5/2016

Report: Averages

The averages values are based on all W-2 employees and board members (paid or unpaid) reported for the calendar year. Employees who work partial year and/or part-time are counted as full time employees in the averages calculations. Some employees included in the averages calculations do not receive retirement and/or health benefits.
All Reported Superior Courts
Average Wages
$69,090
Superior Court Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda County Superior Court 854 $73,504 $19,846
Alpine County Superior Court 6 $91,487 $20,454
Amador County Superior Court 41 $42,090 $10,762
Butte County Superior Court 147 $49,864 $15,309
Calaveras County Superior Court 30 $63,622 $15,378
Colusa County Superior Court 20 $56,765 $18,915
Contra Costa County Superior Court 402 $71,166 $30,226
Del Norte County Superior Court 20 $92,423 $20,507
El Dorado County Superior Court 89 $60,278 $20,021
Fresno County Superior Court 519 $58,235 $28,590
Glenn County Superior Court 31 $51,416 $18,808
Humboldt County Superior Court 107 $49,310 $15,198
Imperial County Superior Court 159 $49,214 $13,619
Inyo County Superior Court 22 $64,307 $16,615
Kern County Superior Court 516 $54,021 $31,310
Kings County Superior Court 100 $55,907 $12,993
Lake County Superior Court 44 $53,596 $9,771
Lassen County Superior Court 26 $58,534 $3,914
Los Angeles County Superior Court 5,183 $78,167 $25,564
Madera County Superior Court 109 $59,020 $17,112
Marin County Superior Court 143 $67,899 $24,438
Mariposa County Superior Court 18 $56,972 $9,557
Mendocino County Superior Court 76 $59,115 $12,024
Merced County Superior Court 158 $48,630 $29,363
Modoc County Superior Court 16 $55,065 $13,236
Mono County Superior Court 24 $51,987 $6,922
Monterey County Superior Court 211 $67,953 $15,990
Napa County Superior Court 84 $73,238 $27,314
Nevada County Superior Court 76 $55,966 $21,597
Orange County Superior Court 1,754 $73,425 $29,102
Placer County Superior Court 133 $70,214 $25,284
Plumas County Superior Court 12 $90,924 $22,066
Riverside County Superior Court 1,221 $56,101 $14,136
Sacramento County Superior Court 740 $73,981 $32,770
San Benito County Superior Court 29 $71,613 $18,845
San Bernardino County Superior Court 1,038 $63,210 $22,874
San Diego County Superior Court 1,500 $67,971 $27,553
San Francisco Superior Court 533 $88,114 $29,589
San Joaquin County Superior Court 334 $65,111 $26,174
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court 147 $69,733 $24,271
San Mateo County Superior Court 312 $73,463 $32,276
Santa Barbara County Superior Court 292 $62,171 $21,570
Santa Clara County Superior Court 851 $74,582 $34,456
Santa Cruz County Superior Court 142 $72,319 $20,276
Shasta County Superior Court 220 $47,929 $14,260
Sierra County Superior Court 6 $103,945 $27,463
Siskiyou County Superior Court 43 $70,435 $23,799
Solano County Superior Court 243 $59,900 $16,465
Sonoma County Superior Court 209 $71,642 $33,559
Stanislaus County Superior Court 251 $59,333 $24,314
Sutter County Superior Court 61 $56,060 $22,153
Tehama County Superior Court 50 $55,033 $17,332
Trinity County Superior Court 22 $49,637 $18,255
Tulare County Superior Court 316 $45,630 $16,811
Tuolumne County Superior Court 42 $64,874 $14,205
Ventura County Superior Court 400 $69,081 $24,919
Yolo County Superior Court 131 $53,948 $17,117
Yuba County Superior Court 53 $70,593 $16,608