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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
353,140
Total Wages
$21,157,574,919
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$7,680,531,268
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
$59,913
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$21,749
County Residents Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda 1,548,681 9,307 $69,424 $32,112
Alpine 1,087 115 $41,970 $8,411
Amador 36,741 418 $55,843 $11,342
Butte 221,485 3,268 $33,904 $10,691
Calaveras 44,932 592 $44,790 $16,689
Colusa 21,674 430 $40,461 $4,317
Contra Costa 1,074,702 10,976 $56,627 $28,086
Del Norte 28,380 428 $34,571 $17,349
El Dorado 182,286 2,178 $47,378 $20,055
Fresno 952,166 7,365 $47,035 $24,592
Glenn 28,349 507 $42,727 $15,492
Humboldt 135,209 2,246 $42,661 $13,706
Imperial 180,061 1,975 $44,931 $12,525
Inyo 18,573 542 $46,249 $18,690
Kern 857,882 9,868 $56,096 $32,331
Kings 152,007 1,408 $45,296 $9,797
Lake 64,531 1,084 $35,802 $11,559
Lassen 33,422 387 $42,147 $7,566
Los Angeles 9,958,091 105,722 $69,905 $23,070
Madera 152,711 1,475 $38,875 $13,521
Marin 254,007 2,640 $65,243 $22,338
Mariposa 18,026 572 $34,499 $14,858
Mendocino 88,291 1,288 $44,270 $21,404
Merced 262,478 2,780 $37,567 $21,678
Modoc 9,522 281 $30,469 $11,129
Mono 14,493 334 $57,130 $23,812
Monterey 421,494 5,117 $62,271 $19,242
Napa 138,383 1,534 $63,857 $22,306
Nevada 97,019 1,041 $45,106 $19,439
Orange 3,081,804 18,537 $61,893 $27,474
Placer 357,463 2,953 $58,567 $25,457
Plumas 19,643 552 $31,975 $12,648
Riverside 2,255,059 22,018 $53,722 $10,594
Sacramento 1,445,806 13,042 $61,623 $21,747
San Benito 56,669 511 $47,930 $16,031
San Bernardino 2,076,274 21,393 $49,386 $19,615
San Diego 3,150,178 18,491 $53,976 $22,236
San Joaquin 698,414 6,803 $56,228 $23,564
San Luis Obispo 272,177 2,968 $58,020 $18,958
San Mateo 735,678 9,532 $48,128 $22,807
Santa Barbara 429,200 4,746 $59,665 $30,393
Santa Clara 1,842,254 18,452 $72,995 $25,273
Santa Cruz 266,662 2,526 $61,874 $21,697
Shasta 178,601 2,444 $35,030 $10,495
Sierra 3,166 175 $34,010 $13,401
Siskiyou 44,796 793 $37,950 $14,647
Solano 418,387 2,966 $60,024 $9,569
Sonoma 490,423 4,758 $64,176 $7,908
Stanislaus 524,124 3,936 $49,856 $19,957
Sutter 95,851 1,091 $47,827 $18,882
Tehama 63,772 941 $39,116 $16,601
Trinity 13,443 368 $33,180 $15,677
Tulare 455,599 4,599 $44,427 $9,698
Tuolumne 54,360 831 $39,582 $11,012
Ventura 835,436 9,249 $61,202 $23,466
Yolo 205,999 1,600 $53,940 $17,677
Yuba 73,439 987 $51,756 $17,039