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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
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Counties:
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
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Counties Reported
57
County Employees
347,574
Total Wages
$20,977,458,782
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$7,322,628,456
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Last Updated: 7/11/2016
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,530,176
9,308
$646,124,457
$282,197,350
Alpine
1,088
103
$4,374,110
$1,246,785
Amador
37,123
430
$22,237,553
$5,306,770
Butte
220,263
2,823
$102,844,775
$29,186,700
Calaveras
45,216
566
$19,876,260
$4,613,994
Colusa
21,598
409
$17,544,013
$1,878,513
Contra Costa
1,066,602
10,760
$614,329,379
$292,110,451
Del Norte
28,527
426
$14,656,048
$5,847,250
El Dorado
181,711
2,131
$103,141,280
$42,439,873
Fresno
943,493
7,776
$401,192,757
$188,109,813
Glenn
28,226
538
$21,885,732
$8,673,670
Humboldt
134,728
2,201
$95,751,973
$29,447,897
Imperial
179,138
1,837
$88,190,672
$23,124,612
Inyo
18,547
540
$25,290,307
$6,561,447
Kern
849,977
9,605
$543,254,470
$299,387,431
Kings
151,774
968
$48,753,958
$12,598,771
Lake
64,412
1,067
$39,403,197
$12,211,530
Lassen
34,040
395
$16,887,576
$3,143,344
Los Angeles
9,889,520
105,814
$7,237,211,241
$2,155,396,873
Madera
152,325
1,315
$53,683,060
$18,760,480
Marin
253,374
2,860
$178,980,966
$58,384,762
Mariposa
17,952
591
$20,187,014
$8,810,886
Mendocino
87,965
1,291
$62,671,087
$26,089,335
Merced
260,029
2,752
$113,793,288
$58,779,257
Modoc
9,550
290
$8,829,764
$1,974,576
Mono
14,414
330
$20,326,171
$8,505,755
Monterey
419,586
5,073
$325,879,942
$90,213,130
Napa
137,731
1,529
$94,894,562
$32,268,557
Nevada
97,366
1,050
$47,855,226
$20,567,588
Orange
3,057,879
17,797
$1,141,063,009
$457,794,173
Placer
355,455
2,958
$177,938,210
$72,399,519
Plumas
19,698
563
$18,686,565
$5,067,688
Riverside
2,234,193
21,783
$1,137,363,422
$344,731,657
Sacramento
1,433,525
13,064
$800,632,110
$275,757,490
San Benito
56,137
460
$24,270,157
$4,851,752
San Bernardino
2,059,699
21,002
$1,043,341,038
$385,360,339
San Diego
3,128,734
17,097
$1,000,566,955
$388,268,572
San Joaquin
692,997
6,596
$383,151,835
$167,452,376
San Luis Obispo
271,502
2,911
$169,834,095
$54,349,734
San Mateo
727,795
8,409
$460,457,065
$219,457,449
Santa Barbara
426,351
4,801
$287,409,870
$136,770,838
Santa Clara
1,813,696
18,057
$1,348,989,072
$469,950,775
Santa Cruz
265,350
2,510
$154,517,777
$55,393,065
Shasta
178,107
2,439
$85,084,444
$21,548,103
Sierra
3,178
105
$5,325,248
$3,119,688
Siskiyou
44,808
791
$31,202,575
$12,834,268
Solano
415,787
3,046
$181,384,342
$34,927,871
Sonoma
487,672
4,696
$298,535,462
$66,999,167
Stanislaus
519,339
4,237
$208,121,269
$79,792,732
Sutter
95,119
1,044
$51,873,671
$21,185,348
Tehama
63,430
923
$36,736,591
$14,914,217
Trinity
13,471
357
$12,091,027
$2,668,611
Tulare
451,540
4,566
$195,927,592
$45,714,066
Tuolumne
54,524
924
$35,483,896
$10,001,249
Ventura
829,065
9,079
$560,413,432
$200,520,398
Yolo
204,349
1,571
$85,720,982
$26,444,125
Yuba
72,642
1,010
$51,286,234
$16,515,787