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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
374,773
Total Wages
$21,463,478,781
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$3,582,496,090
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
$57,271
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,559
County Residents Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda 1,517,756 12,812 $51,120 $8,347
Alpine 1,128 115 $39,460 $10,456
Amador 37,571 444 $49,349 $12,203
Butte 220,465 3,120 $33,148 $7,395
Calaveras 45,092 540 $43,584 $10,315
Colusa 21,552 401 $45,306 $4,758
Contra Costa 1,056,306 12,002 $51,632 $8,596
Del Norte 28,547 424 $35,546 $9,504
El Dorado 180,483 2,174 $49,791 $12,513
Fresno 936,089 8,099 $49,920 $9,332
Glenn 28,105 588 $38,624 $14,932
Humboldt 134,585 2,303 $42,243 $5,061
Imperial 175,712 1,967 $39,306 $6,350
Inyo 18,489 530 $47,645 $15,329
Kern 844,480 9,795 $54,617 $11,146
Kings 152,533 1,316 $45,119 $7,659
Lake 64,383 888 $43,941 $9,392
Lassen 34,895 417 $44,288 $8,514
Los Angeles 9,847,712 109,475 $70,115 $11,114
Madera 151,658 1,489 $37,756 $5,695
Marin 253,040 3,146 $58,756 $6,957
Mariposa 17,942 611 $33,069 $8,703
Mendocino 87,712 1,372 $46,429 $8,804
Merced 257,098 3,247 $36,557 $6,989
Modoc 9,599 375 $24,644 $5,905
Mono 14,348 325 $64,428 $11,279
Monterey 416,968 5,035 $65,139 $9,514
Napa 137,232 1,522 $61,649 $10,041
Nevada 97,944 1,210 $41,580 $9,148
Orange 3,028,846 21,356 $53,259 $7,889
Placer 351,463 3,001 $57,151 $11,974
Plumas 19,901 577 $32,288 $12,686
Riverside 2,205,731 22,277 $50,348 $8,597
Sacramento 1,427,961 14,743 $57,196 $7,253
San Benito 55,474 505 $49,209 $5,300
San Bernardino 2,046,619 23,171 $45,601 $7,885
San Diego 3,115,810 18,690 $51,221 $8,290
San Joaquin 689,160 6,952 $54,331 $10,735
San Luis Obispo 270,305 2,925 $54,281 $10,881
San Mateo 722,372 9,792 $47,023 $6,856
Santa Barbara 424,732 6,378 $45,123 $5,606
Santa Clara 1,794,337 20,414 $68,355 $14,448
Santa Cruz 263,954 2,880 $55,350 $10,959
Shasta 177,516 2,203 $38,455 $6,990
Sierra 3,182 209 $28,630 $6,744
Siskiyou 44,839 1,169 $28,109 $7,840
Solano 413,391 3,183 $57,923 $4,893
Sonoma 485,082 4,738 $60,743 $7,096
Stanislaus 516,244 4,277 $49,119 $12,193
Sutter 94,620 1,151 $45,422 $10,318
Tehama 62,985 926 $40,302 $10,982
Trinity 13,738 350 $33,497 $13,746
Tulare 445,183 4,586 $43,980 $5,046
Tuolumne 55,048 1,011 $38,903 $10,721
Ventura 827,874 8,881 $60,621 $9,591
Yolo 201,071 1,593 $54,773 $8,325
Yuba 72,316 1,093 $44,746 $14,641