California Counties

Counties Reported

County Employees

253,129

Total Wages

$19,221,382,275

Total Retirement & Health Contribution

$6,874,590,753

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Last Updated: 6/28/2024

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

$75,935

Average Retirement & Health Contribution

$27,158

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County	Residents	Employees	Average Wages	Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda	1,641,869	10,598	$102,140	$35,032
Alpine	1,179	108	$64,682	$33,260
Amador	39,611	538	$68,842	$18,207
Butte	205,928	3,059	$51,607	$9,847
Calaveras	44,842	769	$55,602	$14,237
Colusa	21,743	466	$59,166	$33,254
Contra Costa	1,146,626	11,946	$95,200	$39,345
Del Norte	26,345	499	$47,123	$11,591
El Dorado	188,583	2,214	$76,714	$21,844
Fresno	1,017,431	8,523	$61,458	$35,557
Glenn	28,736	605	$60,009	$16,144
Humboldt	133,100	2,469	$58,190	$13,932
Imperial	182,881	2,165	$60,615	$18,425
Inyo	18,856	530	$62,543	$17,627
Kern	910,300	9,229	$67,194	$40,524
Kings	152,627	1,790	$56,385	$13,163
Lake	67,001	1,191	$52,110	$13,138
Lassen	28,197	493	$48,042	$11,269
Madera	159,328	1,856	$58,300	$26,369
Marin	252,844	3,224	$85,256	$15,993
Mariposa	16,966	706	$51,810	$12,112
Mendocino	89,476	1,411	$66,483	$35,889
Merced	287,303	3,745	$40,227	$25,209
Modoc	8,484	337	$39,921	$7,767
Mono	12,861	380	$73,585	$12,163
Monterey	437,614	6,206	$89,555	$22,757
Napa	135,029	1,790	$91,565	$37,499
Nevada	100,177	1,114	$67,631	$34,247
Orange	3,150,835	19,323	$84,264	$28,575
Placer	412,844	3,278	$85,747	$42,058
Riverside	2,442,378	27,983	$74,250	$14,036
Sacramento	1,578,938	14,765	$85,068	$21,397
San Benito	65,853	707	$56,614	$10,459
San Bernardino	2,181,433	24,632	$70,347	$28,354
San Diego	3,291,101	22,978	$75,703	$39,790
San Joaquin	791,408	8,785	$73,885	$40,807
San Luis Obispo	278,469	3,596	$72,715	$32,240
Santa Barbara	443,623	5,282	$82,917	$24,772
Santa Cruz	262,572	3,380	$80,912	$20,318
Shasta	179,195	1,974	$62,599	$8,473
Sierra	3,171	154	$59,892	$14,221
Siskiyou	43,409	789	$47,774	$17,941
Solano	446,426	3,551	$84,422	$11,173
Sonoma	478,152	5,261	$85,070	$26,765
Stanislaus	548,744	5,572	$66,311	$30,350
Sutter	100,110	1,181	$62,695	$20,041
Tehama	64,308	1,041	$46,252	$16,163
Trinity	15,915	398	$55,702	$24,218
Tulare	478,918	7,448	$58,786	$14,139
Tuolumne	54,407	901	$59,120	$19,379
Ventura	823,863	11,185	$88,643	$28,606
Yuba	83,721	1,004	$68,606	$17,786