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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
347,574
Total Wages
$20,977,458,782
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$7,322,628,456
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
$60,354
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$21,068
County Residents Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda 1,530,176 9,308 $69,416 $30,318
Alpine 1,088 103 $42,467 $12,105
Amador 37,123 430 $51,715 $12,341
Butte 220,263 2,823 $36,431 $10,339
Calaveras 45,216 566 $35,117 $8,152
Colusa 21,598 409 $42,895 $4,593
Contra Costa 1,066,602 10,760 $57,094 $27,148
Del Norte 28,527 426 $34,404 $13,726
El Dorado 181,711 2,131 $48,400 $19,915
Fresno 943,493 7,776 $51,594 $24,191
Glenn 28,226 538 $40,680 $16,122
Humboldt 134,728 2,201 $43,504 $13,379
Imperial 179,138 1,837 $48,008 $12,588
Inyo 18,547 540 $46,834 $12,151
Kern 849,977 9,605 $56,560 $31,170
Kings 151,774 968 $50,366 $13,015
Lake 64,412 1,067 $36,929 $11,445
Lassen 34,040 395 $42,753 $7,958
Los Angeles 9,889,520 105,814 $68,396 $20,370
Madera 152,325 1,315 $40,824 $14,267
Marin 253,374 2,860 $62,581 $20,414
Mariposa 17,952 591 $34,157 $14,908
Mendocino 87,965 1,291 $48,545 $20,209
Merced 260,029 2,752 $41,349 $21,359
Modoc 9,550 290 $30,447 $6,809
Mono 14,414 330 $61,594 $25,775
Monterey 419,586 5,073 $64,238 $17,783
Napa 137,731 1,529 $62,063 $21,104
Nevada 97,366 1,050 $45,576 $19,588
Orange 3,057,879 17,797 $64,115 $25,723
Placer 355,455 2,958 $60,155 $24,476
Plumas 19,698 563 $33,191 $9,001
Riverside 2,234,193 21,783 $52,213 $15,826
Sacramento 1,433,525 13,064 $61,285 $21,108
San Benito 56,137 460 $52,761 $10,547
San Bernardino 2,059,699 21,002 $49,678 $18,349
San Diego 3,128,734 17,097 $58,523 $22,710
San Joaquin 692,997 6,596 $58,089 $25,387
San Luis Obispo 271,502 2,911 $58,342 $18,670
San Mateo 727,795 8,409 $54,758 $26,098
Santa Barbara 426,351 4,801 $59,865 $28,488
Santa Clara 1,813,696 18,057 $74,707 $26,026
Santa Cruz 265,350 2,510 $61,561 $22,069
Shasta 178,107 2,439 $34,885 $8,835
Sierra 3,178 105 $50,717 $29,711
Siskiyou 44,808 791 $39,447 $16,225
Solano 415,787 3,046 $59,548 $11,467
Sonoma 487,672 4,696 $63,572 $14,267
Stanislaus 519,339 4,237 $49,120 $18,832
Sutter 95,119 1,044 $49,687 $20,292
Tehama 63,430 923 $39,801 $16,158
Trinity 13,471 357 $33,868 $7,475
Tulare 451,540 4,566 $42,910 $10,012
Tuolumne 54,524 924 $38,402 $10,824
Ventura 829,065 9,079 $61,726 $22,086
Yolo 204,349 1,571 $54,565 $16,833
Yuba 72,642 1,010 $50,778 $16,352