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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
353,140
Total Wages
$21,157,574,919
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$7,680,531,268
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Last Updated: 7/11/2016
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,548,681
9,307
$646,131,261
$298,869,711
Alpine
1,087
115
$4,826,595
$967,249
Amador
36,741
418
$23,342,495
$4,740,759
Butte
221,485
3,268
$110,797,828
$34,936,785
Calaveras
44,932
592
$26,515,836
$9,879,667
Colusa
21,674
430
$17,398,141
$1,856,390
Contra Costa
1,074,702
10,976
$621,540,790
$308,271,998
Del Norte
28,380
428
$14,796,220
$7,425,414
El Dorado
182,286
2,178
$103,189,138
$43,679,352
Fresno
952,166
7,365
$346,410,615
$181,117,799
Glenn
28,349
507
$21,662,483
$7,854,692
Humboldt
135,209
2,246
$95,817,454
$30,784,495
Imperial
180,061
1,975
$88,739,175
$24,736,681
Inyo
18,573
542
$25,067,022
$10,129,727
Kern
857,882
9,868
$553,551,913
$319,042,194
Kings
152,007
1,408
$63,776,698
$13,793,778
Lake
64,531
1,084
$38,809,804
$12,529,596
Lassen
33,422
387
$16,310,784
$2,928,182
Los Angeles
9,958,091
105,722
$7,390,443,913
$2,439,011,019
Madera
152,711
1,475
$57,340,115
$19,943,966
Marin
254,007
2,640
$172,242,441
$58,971,690
Mariposa
18,026
572
$19,733,330
$8,498,871
Mendocino
88,291
1,288
$57,019,786
$27,568,789
Merced
262,478
2,780
$104,435,245
$60,265,766
Modoc
9,522
281
$8,561,721
$3,127,135
Mono
14,493
334
$19,081,480
$7,953,208
Monterey
421,494
5,117
$318,640,988
$98,462,564
Napa
138,383
1,534
$97,957,340
$34,218,133
Nevada
97,019
1,041
$46,954,966
$20,236,148
Orange
3,081,804
18,537
$1,147,314,972
$509,293,707
Placer
357,463
2,953
$172,947,971
$75,175,714
Plumas
19,643
552
$17,649,964
$6,981,752
Riverside
2,255,059
22,018
$1,182,841,110
$233,260,617
Sacramento
1,445,806
13,042
$803,681,124
$283,621,840
San Benito
56,669
511
$24,492,385
$8,191,593
San Bernardino
2,076,274
21,393
$1,056,504,158
$419,631,226
San Diego
3,150,178
18,491
$998,068,083
$411,158,291
San Joaquin
698,414
6,803
$382,516,394
$160,308,350
San Luis Obispo
272,177
2,968
$172,202,389
$56,267,667
San Mateo
735,678
9,532
$458,758,297
$217,394,426
Santa Barbara
429,200
4,746
$283,170,609
$144,245,242
Santa Clara
1,842,254
18,452
$1,346,912,037
$466,337,733
Santa Cruz
266,662
2,526
$156,293,016
$54,806,595
Shasta
178,601
2,444
$85,614,005
$25,648,605
Sierra
3,166
175
$5,951,777
$2,345,210
Siskiyou
44,796
793
$30,094,719
$11,615,428
Solano
418,387
2,966
$178,031,515
$28,381,839
Sonoma
490,423
4,758
$305,350,586
$37,628,041
Stanislaus
524,124
3,936
$196,233,837
$78,550,722
Sutter
95,851
1,091
$52,179,564
$20,600,207
Tehama
63,772
941
$36,808,156
$15,621,866
Trinity
13,443
368
$12,210,222
$5,769,302
Tulare
455,599
4,599
$204,318,906
$44,600,673
Tuolumne
54,360
831
$32,892,492
$9,150,664
Ventura
835,436
9,249
$566,055,033
$217,041,549
Yolo
205,999
1,600
$86,303,239
$28,282,798
Yuba
73,439
987
$51,082,782
$16,817,853