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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

California Counties

Counties Reported
57
County Employees
384,607
Total Wages
$21,727,717,709
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$3,401,679,544
Last Updated: 7/11/2016

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 Counties
Average Wages
$56,493
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$8,845
County Residents Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda 1,509,240 12,467 $52,531 $8,270
Alpine 1,178 131 $34,937 $8,991
Amador 38,011 448 $50,841 $11,967
Butte 219,967 2,837 $37,299 $8,194
Calaveras 45,602 666 $37,463 $8,672
Colusa 21,380 451 $40,495 $11,530
Contra Costa 1,047,948 11,903 $53,198 $8,718
Del Norte 28,581 424 $37,430 $9,164
El Dorado 180,682 2,253 $49,560 $11,709
Fresno 929,758 8,346 $50,299 $9,589
Glenn 28,120 561 $41,007 $17,073
Humboldt 134,353 2,363 $41,789 $4,585
Imperial 174,244 1,964 $41,359 $6,620
Inyo 18,525 417 $53,696 $13,522
Kern 837,074 10,177 $53,356 $4,284
Kings 152,717 1,339 $45,102 $7,969
Lake 64,580 892 $44,325 $9,071
Lassen 34,794 415 $43,650 $8,112
Los Angeles 9,822,121 112,087 $66,380 $9,906
Madera 150,749 1,173 $45,464 $2,176
Marin 252,279 3,315 $58,322 $6,625
Mariposa 18,277 396 $45,830 $13,125
Mendocino 87,807 1,537 $44,107 $7,822
Merced 255,399 3,569 $34,046 $6,623
Modoc 9,666 583 $27,848 $5,551
Mono 14,160 343 $58,585 $17,239
Monterey 415,108 5,400 $56,870 $9,357
Napa 136,316 1,512 $61,341 $10,420
Nevada 98,682 1,208 $42,276 $9,099
Orange 3,008,855 21,651 $54,265 $6,887
Placer 347,133 3,003 $59,899 $12,231
Plumas 20,045 568 $32,917 $8,924
Riverside 2,179,692 22,392 $51,976 $8,859
Sacramento 1,417,259 15,906 $56,509 $7,165
San Benito 55,272 478 $51,280 $9,432
San Bernardino 2,033,141 24,869 $45,725 $7,616
San Diego 3,091,579 18,798 $51,904 $8,240
San Joaquin 684,057 10,566 $40,701 $7,286
San Luis Obispo 269,333 2,936 $58,997 $10,644
San Mateo 718,614 9,633 $50,366 $5,613
Santa Barbara 423,740 5,315 $54,988 $4,207
Santa Clara 1,781,427 19,935 $70,012 $14,335
Santa Cruz 262,552 2,813 $60,905 $10,781
Shasta 177,248 1,744 $46,297 $8,893
Sierra 3,247 192 $29,350 $7,689
Siskiyou 44,962 1,152 $30,167 $8,395
Solano 413,268 3,447 $60,714 $5,432
Sonoma 482,961 5,217 $59,849 $8,734
Stanislaus 514,003 4,551 $49,347 $11,649
Sutter 94,765 1,172 $44,697 $9,744
Tehama 63,418 918 $39,536 $10,736
Trinity 13,811 346 $33,881 $6,304
Tulare 441,245 4,909 $43,206 $4,852
Tuolumne 55,291 1,068 $40,847 $11,209
Ventura 822,108 8,924 $62,186 $9,881
Yolo 200,484 1,813 $51,766 $9,012
Yuba 72,083 1,114 $48,890 $14,645