Skip to main content
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
Explore
Downloads
About
Glossary
Contact Us
Reporting
GCC Home
Explore
Counties
California Counties
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Counties:
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
View Details
Counties Reported
57
County Employees
364,737
Total Wages
$23,306,471,364
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,205,314,818
Visit the
Downloads page
for a copy of county employee information for 2015.
Last Updated: 7/9/2018
Counties
Unreported Counties
Summary
Averages
Highest Paid Employees
Elected Officials
Board of Supervisors
Map
Report:
Counties
Save report as
Excel
PDF
Filter by:
Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Min:
Max:
County
Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,627,865
10,293
$790,835,893
$387,331,774
Alpine
1,166
127
$4,987,679
$1,864,555
Amador
37,707
414
$24,684,964
$8,733,160
Butte
224,601
3,433
$122,634,671
$38,680,367
Calaveras
45,207
593
$28,959,947
$8,662,759
Colusa
21,948
430
$22,470,481
$6,869,230
Contra Costa
1,123,429
11,786
$687,773,926
$374,461,010
Del Norte
26,811
474
$18,424,767
$8,779,199
El Dorado
183,750
2,142
$123,489,835
$52,451,031
Fresno
984,541
7,779
$381,472,654
$223,017,746
Glenn
28,668
495
$20,910,612
$8,901,703
Humboldt
135,116
2,326
$99,030,541
$37,724,006
Imperial
185,831
2,097
$107,661,275
$30,578,425
Inyo
18,650
499
$24,785,984
$9,359,812
Kern
886,507
10,207
$590,156,049
$363,114,887
Kings
150,373
1,529
$73,998,914
$18,703,664
Lake
64,306
1,160
$44,708,349
$14,644,025
Lassen
30,780
532
$18,411,168
$4,990,440
Los Angeles
10,241,335
104,141
$7,677,439,302
$2,923,845,233
Madera
155,349
1,553
$63,784,252
$23,276,951
Marin
262,274
2,952
$200,477,227
$69,006,553
Mariposa
18,159
581
$21,357,916
$8,301,153
Mendocino
88,378
1,417
$55,910,444
$32,932,171
Merced
271,579
2,620
$110,994,269
$76,033,561
Modoc
9,638
305
$9,580,693
$3,174,129
Mono
13,721
307
$17,367,320
$8,433,810
Monterey
437,178
5,609
$390,596,380
$112,108,785
Napa
142,028
1,665
$113,416,136
$40,958,945
Nevada
98,095
980
$48,452,095
$22,447,535
Orange
3,183,011
18,618
$1,231,308,043
$623,648,316
Placer
373,796
2,933
$197,896,171
$75,746,409
Plumas
19,879
601
$18,401,701
$6,853,292
Riverside
2,347,828
23,761
$1,444,015,944
$263,255,774
Sacramento
1,495,297
13,673
$895,602,840
$328,556,306
San Benito
56,648
604
$25,232,337
$7,968,923
San Bernardino
2,139,570
22,228
$1,097,116,707
$476,469,020
San Diego
3,288,612
19,852
$1,170,720,527
$520,803,421
San Joaquin
733,383
7,647
$446,420,067
$210,624,266
San Luis Obispo
277,977
3,229
$188,696,701
$59,658,693
San Mateo
766,041
7,185
$504,120,435
$236,253,909
Santa Barbara
446,717
5,314
$318,353,623
$167,384,752
Santa Clara
1,927,888
19,345
$1,582,583,360
$564,036,449
Santa Cruz
275,902
2,680
$177,402,889
$62,768,887
Shasta
178,592
2,119
$82,645,388
$28,983,125
Sierra
3,203
146
$5,723,039
$1,603,981
Siskiyou
44,739
793
$29,343,489
$13,346,080
Solano
431,498
3,293
$203,565,105
$36,174,553
Sonoma
501,959
5,459
$308,208,407
$80,978,718
Stanislaus
540,214
4,380
$222,755,057
$95,233,763
Sutter
97,308
1,133
$54,907,137
$22,808,348
Tehama
63,934
945
$37,549,040
$16,924,429
Trinity
13,667
327
$11,648,205
$5,482,316
Tulare
466,339
6,778
$305,430,605
$70,524,700
Tuolumne
54,900
897
$38,881,491
$14,176,258
Ventura
856,508
9,576
$646,735,125
$243,708,938
Yolo
214,555
1,815
$113,184,579
$34,816,139
Yuba
74,345
960
$53,249,608
$17,138,433