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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
370,644
Total Wages
$25,170,989,474
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,708,571,366
Last Updated: 6/20/2019

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
$67,911
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$26,194
County Residents Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda 1,660,202 10,351 $77,780 $39,412
Alpine 1,154 127 $42,629 $15,075
Amador 38,094 489 $58,765 $16,926
Butte 227,621 3,123 $40,180 $12,340
Calaveras 45,157 679 $46,639 $13,219
Colusa 22,098 438 $50,914 $16,064
Contra Costa 1,149,363 11,898 $66,505 $31,919
Del Norte 27,221 571 $35,767 $11,901
El Dorado 188,399 2,157 $58,417 $22,343
Fresno 1,007,229 8,055 $49,551 $29,816
Glenn 28,796 522 $44,666 $16,989
Humboldt 136,002 2,458 $45,322 $13,560
Imperial 190,624 2,258 $47,306 $14,371
Inyo 18,577 502 $50,008 $17,707
Kern 905,801 8,465 $56,527 $38,435
Kings 151,662 1,655 $47,790 $14,774
Lake 65,081 1,163 $38,511 $10,817
Lassen 30,911 526 $39,378 $10,437
Los Angeles 10,283,729 108,495 $79,226 $28,512
Madera 158,894 1,628 $46,926 $18,033
Marin 263,886 2,994 $73,263 $24,594
Mariposa 18,129 602 $42,473 $12,276
Mendocino 89,299 1,413 $45,689 $26,140
Merced 279,977 3,130 $39,466 $28,039
Modoc 9,612 332 $30,958 $9,096
Mono 13,822 328 $63,878 $22,713
Monterey 443,281 5,875 $70,545 $23,686
Napa 141,294 1,725 $71,015 $21,452
Nevada 99,155 979 $56,048 $27,260
Orange 3,221,103 18,390 $73,172 $35,584
Placer 389,532 3,015 $71,876 $29,145
Plumas 19,773 646 $33,909 $9,976
Riverside 2,415,955 18,971 $59,005 $11,678
Sacramento 1,529,501 14,007 $68,044 $23,424
San Benito 57,088 611 $45,493 $11,752
San Bernardino 2,174,938 22,907 $52,657 $23,308
San Diego 3,337,456 20,106 $61,057 $29,062
San Joaquin 758,744 8,019 $61,386 $29,879
San Luis Obispo 280,101 3,428 $61,320 $20,180
San Mateo 774,155 8,346 $70,328 $29,048
Santa Barbara 453,457 5,253 $65,194 $34,392
Santa Clara 1,956,598 21,231 $89,526 $27,428
Santa Cruz 276,864 2,735 $71,900 $21,919
Shasta 178,271 2,093 $44,855 $16,801
Sierra 3,207 143 $44,880 $18,734
Siskiyou 44,612 809 $38,536 $20,408
Solano 439,793 3,523 $65,219 $7,711
Sonoma 503,332 5,368 $68,579 $19,873
Stanislaus 555,624 4,592 $52,684 $24,424
Sutter 97,238 1,167 $51,154 $19,639
Tehama 64,039 976 $41,527 $17,577
Trinity 13,635 361 $40,735 $18,608
Tulare 475,834 7,336 $45,200 $10,993
Tuolumne 54,740 912 $44,104 $15,152
Ventura 859,073 9,837 $73,121 $27,898
Yolo 221,270 1,920 $61,647 $19,310
Yuba 74,727 1,004 $54,128 $16,634